Review of To the Wonder (2013) by Grant S — 15 Dec 2014

Even duller and more pointless than The Tree of Life...and that's saying something.

I watched this because it was directed by Terrence Malick. You would.

Think I would have learned by now: of his last two movies, The New.

World was so-so and The Tree of Life was pretentious, dull and.

Drawn-out beyond belief.

Yet I keep hoping he'll snap out of this pretentious phase and go back.

To making good movies. His first three movies, Badlands, Days of Heaven.

And The Thin Red Line, were great, the latter especially so.

No such luck. To The Wonder is even worse than The Tree of Life. More.

Pretentious, more pointless and duller.

The one positive thing you can rely on from Malick - the cinematography.

- is still there, but that's all. However, it is becoming a crutch. His.

Method of film-making seems to be: choose a scenic location, film it.

From different angles, throw in some people talking and acting.

Randomly, Viola! we have a movie. Don't worry about plot, theme or even.

Being coherent, as the critics will swoon at the cinematography and.

Call the movie "art".

Last time I watch a movie simply because it is directed by Terrence.

Malick.