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      To the Wonder

      R Released Apr 12, 2013 1 hr. 52 min. Drama Romance List
      47% 178 Reviews Tomatometer 37% 5,000+ Ratings Audience Score A man (Ben Affleck) reconnects with a childhood sweetheart (Rachel McAdams) after problems arise in his relationship with the Frenchwoman (Olga Kurylenko) he brought home to Oklahoma with him. Read More Read Less Watch on Fandango at Home Premiered Aug 02 Buy Now

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      To the Wonder demonstrates Terrence Malick's gift for beautiful images, but its narrative is overly somber and emotionally unsatisfying.

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      Audience Member Love makes us one, is there nothing else we need if we love each other?, where are we when we are at the place we end up?, love is not only a feeling, it's a duty The movie is gorgeously filmed, has breathtaking cinematography, a top-notch cast, and some spiritual music Some might get annoyed with the fish eye lens and this ends up being emotionally vacant throughout But the film's intent is told through fractured memories and mainly asks what happens to love and where does it go after it fades You can just take the film in for what it is as an experience if not an entirely coherent, after all this is how Terrence Malick approaches the human subtext This gathers the nature of love, the love of nature, and the silence of God's loving ness and the beauty of compassion Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/23/24 Full Review Jeanne U Often painfully pretentious, too much artsiness and not enough clear narrative to be able to relate to these characters. I couldn't genuinely care about them and the lack of dialogue didn't help. Impressionism works in paintings, not so much on film. Ben Affleck is wooden as Neil, Kurylenko's character Marina is too child-like, fey and childish to command respect. Malick's women including McAdams' character are poorly delineated, flitting and twirling as if that is what it takes to get Neil to fall in love with them. With good intentions gone awry, Malick just indulged himself at the expense of his audience and actors. I kept fastforwarding to get it over with. Couldn't figure out the time sequences which was frustrating and couldn't engage even with the religion/spirituality storyline featuring Bardem. Love is passion as well as piquancy and constancy. Marina was too piquant and not genuinely loving because she wasn't grounded. Affleck's character Neil was so grounded he was killing her by clipping her wings. Oklahoma's barren, uncultured terrain didn't help, although it served its purpose to accentuate how love could go from gorgeous, romantic Mont St Michel to the lacklustre dustbowl of the American Midwest when it was transplanted. I actually detested the whole experience as rather bloodless, in spite of the critic's rationalizations as to Malick's sincerity and artistry. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 07/31/23 Full Review Bunk M This one had the makings but strangley Affleck, McAdams & Kurylenko don't really do much here. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 07/19/23 Full Review dermot f Filmed in an unconventional style where spoken dialogue is secondary! We see the characters thoughts and feelings through the use of subtitles! Terence Mallick is a visual poet! Here he is aided by the gorgeous cinematography of Emmanuel Lubezki and the glorious score of Hanan Townshend! Must have been like a busman's holiday for Ben Affleck who has very little to do here! There is the gorgeous Olga Kurylenko and briefly Rachel Adams! I particularly liked how the story of the priest having a crisis of faith was handled! Definitely deserves a second viewing! I am still in awe of 26 year old New Zealand composer Hanan Townshend's magnificent score! Rated 4 out of 5 stars 06/10/23 Full Review DnJward A correlation between religious and soulful desires where people have what they are asking for in front of their face. A woman who innocently loved and trusted a man and saw everything in wonder to wondering how everything got so bad to where she only sees ugliness. The emotions are reflected in the color scheme of the shots, symbols like a clock and time, the guys skull tattoo and web to show what he represents. The fighting scenes were deep and happen in most relationships of pain, leave or go, same with Javier struggle with his faith, leave or go. It's also shows the consequences of those effected if you don't do the job you're supposed to do such as EPA testing and sickness, Javier with the drug addict at his door, her losing her child because of her personal life and giving up independence that she had. It's a beautiful film and if you are a visual person, you don't need any lines in this movie to follow it. But you have to be deep to follow it. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 03/13/23 Full Review Audience Member Love makes us one, is there nothing else we need if we love each other?, where are we when we are at the place we end up?, love is not only a feeling, it’s a duty The movie is gorgeously filmed, has breathtaking cinematography, a top-notch cast, and some spiritual music Some might get annoyed with the fish eye lens and this ends up being emotionally vacant throughout But the film’s intent is told through fractured memories and mainly asks what happens to love and where does it go after it fades You can just take the film in for what it is as an experience if not an entirely coherent, after all this is how Terrence Malick approaches the human subtext This gathers the nature of love, the love of nature, and the silence of God’s loving ness and the beauty of compassion Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/22/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Bilge Ebiri Spirituality & Health Although the filmmaker often puts specifically Christian imagery into his film, his sensibility turns out to be more Zen: he can find manifestations of glory in both the noblest gesture and the darkest impulse. Mar 25, 2020 Full Review J. Hoberman ARTINFO.com Where The Tree of Life was sanctimonious, To the Wonder is about the failure of sanctimony. Feb 22, 2019 Full Review Candice Frederick Reel Talk Online Though Malick has a knack for enhancing the mood of each scene with stunning visual effects, it's not enough to boost the film. Rated: C+ Sep 7, 2017 Full Review Sofía Ochoa Rodríguez En Filme To The Wonder isn't a diatribe or a lamentation. It's the celebration of movement, of the existence of earth and water, of a woman's hair and face, of the possibility of human contact in moments of loneliness. [Full review in Spanish] Rated: 4/5 Nov 23, 2022 Full Review Brian Eggert Deep Focus Review What an audience makes of To the Wonder must be a personal experience, although the basic threads of the story have autobiographical relevance for the director. Rated: 4/4 Sep 6, 2022 Full Review Keith Garlington Keith & the Movies Malick has given us another standout picture that takes a real (sometimes uncomfortably so) look at relationships, faith, and the quest for love in both. Rated: 4.5/5 Aug 27, 2022 Full Review Read all reviews

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      Synopsis A man (Ben Affleck) reconnects with a childhood sweetheart (Rachel McAdams) after problems arise in his relationship with the Frenchwoman (Olga Kurylenko) he brought home to Oklahoma with him.
      Director
      Terrence Malick
      Executive Producer
      Glen Basner, Jason Krigsfeld
      Screenwriter
      Terrence Malick
      Distributor
      Magnolia Pictures
      Production Co
      Brothers K Prods., FilmNation
      Rating
      R (Some Sexuality|Nudity)
      Genre
      Drama, Romance
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date (Theaters)
      Apr 12, 2013, Limited
      Release Date (Streaming)
      Apr 12, 2014
      Box Office (Gross USA)
      $586.3K
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