Redundant and unnecessary.

It's no definitive masterpiece but it's damn close.

Brilliant and touching

The film may be flawed, but its message is not.

O. K. guys. I have watched all the movies from this director. I really liked The Thin Red Line, you know, during the war a Captain and a Sargeant really care about the men of their company, while the batallion colonel just care about promotions and medals. That said, I miss the point of all the other Malick's movies. ¿What is it, lack of communication amog human beings, or between husband and wife?. This movie, to me, it was the same movie that I have ever seen from Malick, whith the exception of the Thin Red Line. This guy should reinvent himself. I didn't get the point of Bardem's character. The movie should have been shorter...

This is a very silent movie. I could barely hear the words they're saying. I thought there's something wrong with my home theater. So this is the style. But why? Don't they have something to say? Like a little louder? Only near the end I could hear 'em "yelling".I didn't really understand about the movie. The subtitles didn't really help. The film didn't really explain who is who. I got lost all the time. Especially about the struggling of faith experienced by Father Quintana. What's really happened to him? Does he want to have a lover? Because he seemed to talk about love all the time.Anyway, I love to see Marina. Her dancing, her emotion, her fragile heart. Sometimes she really looks like Brittany Murphy. And thank you so much for the view and nice cinematography, anyway. I really love it. Oh, is it true that Marina had sex with other guy because Neil never "touch" her? I'm so curious.

When you are with Terrence Malick, abandon your popcorn and prepare to see deeper.Characters in the movie are balancing on the thin line between reality and illusion. "Her rich inner world", they say - however, so often it's a masking cover for an unseen desert, scorched earth, such as Marina carries inside. She is dancing yet inward she is struggling to breathe, let alone to speak out. She cannot give love to Neil or her own daughter because there's nothing left to give. She sincerely is trying, but once her soul was ripped out, perhaps a long time ago, it will not be reborn from nothing and it can't be helped. Same with padre - burned from the inside, nothing's left. Ghosts rather than people.And maybe - just maybe - we could make an effort that our loved ones never become ghosts like that. Rise to the wonder with them in every little thing we do, celebrate each moment of true emotion. Be humans.

Neil (Ben Affleck) falls for Marina (Olga Kurylenko) in Paris while traveling in Europe. He brings her and her daughter Tatiana to his home in Oklahoma. Marina feels isolated in the suburban existence and Neil reconnects with childhood love horse rancher Jane (Rachel McAdams). While Marina is back in Paris, Neil starts a romance with Jane. Marina is lost in Paris and returns to marry Neil. Meanwhile local priest Father Quintana (Javier Bardem) is struggling with his faith.Terrence Malick knows how to shoot a beautiful shot. Every scene is a thing of beauty. Even the suburban sameness has a fascinating look. The scenes have a flowing feel to them. However, most of the movie is a low tension affair. There are a couple of dramatic scenes but this is not a movie of intensity. Honestly Rachel McAdams is beyond beautiful. She is electric. I think the movie would work better with her as Marina. No offense to Olga, but Rachel is the better actress.