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TREE OF LIFE, THE

Director:

  Terrence Malick
  

Year Released:

  2011

Jan's Rating:

Rich's Rating:

< 3 out of 5

< 3 out of 5

Key Performances:

  Jessica Chastain
  Laramie Eppler
  Hunter McCracken
  Sean Penn
  Brad Pitt
Movie Haiku:DOES NOT MEET CRITERIA: Big fans of DAYS OF HEAVEN so we are excited whenever a new Malick film is announced but it's a longtime since HEAVEN was released (1978!) & his trajectory is ever downward. We both found this a totally pretentious bore. Some evocative scenes of an idealized American boyhood but no narrative depth or sustaining vision. Feh :-(

ADDITIONAL FF2 INFO ABOUT THIS FILM:

Women filmmakers?

  No

Jewish content?

  No

Haiku Posted:

  2011