Title: Ponderous mess
Product review: This film doesn't know that it is a war film; it thinks that it is nature documentary. We get long lingering, loving scenes of natives at frolic, owls, insects, bats, trees, parrots, etc. The human characters, when they appear, are most often engaged in psycho-babble musing accompanied by the heartfelt drone of melancholy strings. The effect is one of an ethereal travelog. Egads what a mess!The director tries his best to re-create "Apocalypse Now", but he forgets a few minor cinematic elements: Character development; Plot; Continuity of action;Style above all in this boring, confused, over-long mess. I will avoid any work by Terrence Malik in the future.
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