Review of The Tree of Life (2011) by Alex L — 09 Jan 2013

This is a weird ass movie. At times it is very interesting and thought provoking, but very strange.

This review of The Tree of Life (2011) was written by Alex L on 09 Jan 2013.

The Tree of Life has generally received positive reviews.

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The cinematography and nature sequences look fantastic, But they go on for way too long which is when I realized this should've been a narative…

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By Dorothy Woodend (313) for The Tyee (British Columbia) (313) on 20 Aug 2017

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By Ed Travis (116) for Cinapse (114) on 30 Oct 2018

The ultimate brilliance of The Tree Of Life is the film's utter disinterest in answering the questions it poses…

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By Debra B (129) on 05 May 2018

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By Fong K (647) on 10 Sep 2018

The Tree of Life by philosopher auteur Terence Malik is a poetry in motion that encompasses the lifetime of our Universe and the complexities…

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By Nico D (123) on 15 Dec 2017

You can attempt to portray this as some type of grand vision or inspiring culmination of visuals, or you can be real....this movie is horrible…

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By Elle P (95) on 16 Dec 2018

Very, very strange, but I liked it. Beautiful in many senses, but also takes itself too seriously…

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By Kyle D (364) on 16 Dec 2018

Very, very strange, but I liked it. Beautiful in many senses, but also takes itself too seriously…

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By Geoffrey O'brien (32) for The New York Review of Books (223) on 05 Nov 2018

[Malick] does his thinking by means of cinema in its full range of possibilities, and that is at any time a rare spectacle…

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By Adrian R (138) on 10 Sep 2018

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