Review of To the Wonder (2013) by Nicholasbert — 30 Jan 2014

There are no words capable of accurately reviewing Terrence Malick's films, just as there were very few words in his last scripts. One thing's clear though: there's no intent to amuse us, entertain us, make us laugh, make us cry, make us do anything really; this film is just what it is, and what it is turns out to be pretty personal.

So let's not try to make this a pamphlet on the importance of art house, or Ben Affleck's completely (and sure intentionally) blank performance. I will say that no dialogue is better than bad dialogue and no plot is definitely better than bad plot.

I'm looking at you, superhero-sagas screenwriters.