Review of Tideland (2005) by Joseph S — 26 Jun 2008

Beautiful, bizarre, and heartbreaking. One of Terry Gilliams best films. Based on Mitch Cullin's novel "Tidealnd", this film goes overboard into disturbing territory that Pan's Labrynth always hinted at, but in a much more isolated setting, and with less reliance on magic realism.

All the fantasy is definitely in the main characters head, and its the viewers knowledge of the intangibility of the fantasies that gives everything it's tragic and vital quality. Beyond "Psycho", "Alice In Wonderland", and "The Wizard Of Oz", exists a space for this film.

One of Gilliam's most dramatic and moving works since The Fisher King. Its arguous and disturbing at times, but it's a one of a kind film. One of the best films of 05, and in the last decade in general, Terry Gilliam back at the top of his game.