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To the Wonder

2013 · 1h 52m · R Drama, Romance
Directed by Terrence Malick

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Overview

Neil is torn between two loves: Marina, the European woman who comes to the United States to be with him, and Jane, the old flame from his hometown he reconnects with. Neil’s doubts about his life and loves are reflected in the crisis of faith experienced by Father Quintana, who only sees pain and the loss of hope in the world.

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All reviews
46%
Tomatometer
Fresh

Malick is employing his usual style of montage and voice-over narration but in a new, contemporary setting that makes Wonder feel like his most vital work in years.

Noah Gittell, The Atlantic
Rotten

Love is a many-splendored thing, except when it isn't in To the Wonder, a wispy romantic movie about the death of a romance.

Michael Sragow, Orange County Register
Fresh

What is most affecting is Malick's intent. He plainly devised the story to give him a series of panels for the expression of feeling.

Stanley Kauffmann, The New Republic
Rotten

The movie plays like an undercooked pie that hasn't had enough time to cool and settle.

Rene Rodriguez, Miami Herald
Rotten

Essentially it's an agglomeration of Malick's worst stylistic annoyances.

Peter Rainer, Christian Science Monitor

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