The Fountain
PG 13
A strange generational space opera
set on a mysterious globe with a single passenger and a single tree, headed
into a golden nebula seems connected to a modern day scientist's search cfor a
cure for his wife's cancer, and an ancient conquistador searcing for the
fountain of youth. Misleading title really, as it's not the fountain, but the
Tree of Life, he finds, and it's not youth, but eternal life, the conquistador
is seeking. Even so, powerful performances from Hugh Jackman, Rachael Weiz and
Ellen Burnstyn make for a trippy "time travel" story. Hard to follow
the first time around. Appeals to those 40 something as well as those 20
something. Review by Adam Browne
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