After falling in love in Paris, a couple come to Oklahoma, where problems arise, their church's Spanish-born pastor struggles with his faith, while Neil encounters a woman from his childhood.
A risky and not fully successful attempt to encompass the phenomenon of love, utilizing mesmering aesthetics and beautiful images, a great cast, but unfortunately one unnerving lead performance; Malick's next movie, The Tree of Love, is similar in its approach, but superior in its vision.
Maltin*1/2: "Malick's dirge-like romantic drama...Snail-paced, even for Malick, this misfire will appeal only to rabid fans of the auteurist director, who indulges in his worst habits and leaves a good cast adrift - literally. Affleck wanders around mumbling lines and the beautiful Kurylenko is wasted here."
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