The Tree of Life Reviews

You'd be hard pressed to find an examination of human existence as profound and spiritual as Terrence Malick's mind-blowing trip through the cosmos.

Full Review | Original Score: A

The lack of story or purpose is annoying and at times, the film is too experimental. Topping things off is an abrupt and unsatisfying ending which doesn't leave us with good feelings towards the film.

Full Review | Original Score: 4/10

Absurdly over-rated...

Full Review | Original Score: 1.5/4

Malick may have pushed the envelope a bit too far, losing the ability to see the forest for the trees - even in a film as beautiful and surreal as The Tree of Life

Full Review | Original Score: 4/5

It's fair to say that everyone will get at least something out of this film.

Full Review | Original Score: 4/5

While it doesn't leave you as breathless as Malick would like, The Tree of Life will stir your soul and make you think. Which is an outcome every moviemaker should aspire to create.

Full Review | Original Score: B+

Less Plato than metaphysical Play-Doh

Full Review | Original Score: 61/100

Malik's vision and deeply powerful imagery outlives its welcome after 20 minutes, leaving a film that meanders along trying to impress with concepts and ideas.

Full Review | Original Score: 1/5

This film is a cinematic triumph! Terrence Malick's masterpiece!

Full Review | Original Score: 4/4

Es cierto que la película es ambiciosa, y que no va a gustarle a todo el mundo. Pero para quien logre conectar con ella, puede resultar en una experiencia removedora y visualmente impactante.

Full Review | Original Score: 4/5

I'm not sure all of its diverse elements successfully make a whole story, but I am giving this film extra credit for being so incredibly ambitious, visually stunning and humane. It is a refreshing contrast to films that show the worst of humanity.

Full Review | Original Score: A

A visually dazzling, intentionally polarizing examination of life and death, and the beauty and darkness hidden between.

Full Review | Original Score: 9/10

Terrence Malick's astonishing masterpiece of light, movement, and spirit, casts a dizzying spell and somehow manages to pronounce the ineffable while telling its humble tale.

Full Review | Original Score: 4/4

If I can prevent just one person from watching this, it'll have been worth suffering through it.

Full Review | Original Score: 0.0/4.0

A movie rooted in philosophy is bound to feel, well, philosophical. Expecting a filmmaker to avoid highfalutin' imagery and ideas when he's examining The Nature of Man is like expecting a geometry teacher to avoid talking about angles.

Full Review | Original Score: A-

A rich film that sets lofty goals for itself, and doesn't fall short by much.

Full Review | Original Score: 8/10

Writer/director Terrence Malick has defied the odds and created a masterpiece of harrowing truth and deeply felt emotion.

Full Review | Original Score: 5/5

A bold, epic exercise that Malick comes close to pulling off. It may not stack up against his best, but it doesn't fail to incite feelings of awe in its audience, either.

Full Review | Original Score: 8/10

Yes, it is a very strange film but, cutting Malick some slack for artistic license, his film is also compelling and hypnotic.

Full Review | Original Score: 8/10

Malick's brilliantly acted and photographed film evokes the emotional turmoil of childhood, its resentment, pains and joys, in a way that few other filmmakers can match

Full Review