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Two separate readings, not parts of the score β the score says how much of it held you, these say what kind of watch it was.
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Read from 52 comments (49 from Metacritic, 3 from TMDB reviews) β 14 of them described how it moves.
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βcertainly in the first half hour or so. What do I mean? well, for just over the first half an hour, there were only very few (human) characters shown and they weren't identified by name at all, plus there was no real dialogue (and thus plot) as suchβ
DawdlingPoet Β· Metacritic β
βIt seems promising for the first 25% maybeβ
abm0 Β· Metacritic β
βbut then gets so slow an devoid of any deeper message that I couldn't get through it except by skipping ahead fastβ
abm0 Β· Metacritic β
βoffering some of the best of 2 hours of your life and leaving you wiserβ
amheretojudge Β· Metacritic β
βI found myself struggling to become engaged and instead willing for the film to reach some kind of conclusionβ
KrissTolliday14 Β· Metacritic β
βfor me it was dull, boring and frustratingβ
KrissTolliday14 Β· Metacritic β
Read 28 Aug 2026 Β· confidence 100% Β· scored on the same 0-100 scale as a community score Β· how this works
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It reviews better than it plays β admired more than it is enjoyed.
βBetter than a masterpiece - whatever that is - The Tree of Life is an eruption of a movie, something to live with, think, and talk about afterward.β
Nick Pinkerton, Village Voice Β· 100
βResult is pure-grade art cinema destined primarily for the delectation of Malick partisans and adventurous arthouse-goers.β
Justin Chang, Variety Β· 100
βThe Tree of Life enthralls right from the start.β
Keith Uhlich, Time Out Β· 100
βIn terms of scale, The Tree Of Life recalls the mammoth ambition of Stanley Kubrick's "2001: A Space Odyssey," but it's also more intimate and personal than Malick's previous films, rooted in vivid memories of growing up in '50s Texas.β
Scott Tobias, The A.V. Club Β· 100
βWith disarming sincerity and daunting formal sophistication The Tree of Life ponders some of the hardest and most persistent questions, the kind that leave adults speechless when children ask them.β
A.O. Scott, The New York Times Β· 100
Scores from Metacritic and Rotten Tomatoes, read 28 Aug 2026. Quotes belong to their publications and link to the full reviews.
it reviews better than it plays β critics 86, the watch 47
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βcertainly in the first half hour or so. What do I mean? well, for just over the first half an hour, there were only very few (human) characters shown and they weren't identified by name at all, plus there was no real dialogue (and thus plot) as suchβ
DawdlingPoetabout 0β15% inread it β
βIt seems promising for the first 25% maybeβ
abm0about 0β25% inread it β
βbut then gets so slow an devoid of any deeper message that I couldn't get through it except by skipping ahead fastβ
abm0about 25β100% inread it β
βoffering some of the best of 2 hours of your life and leaving you wiserβ
amheretojudgeabout 0β100% inread it β
βA movie that wants to mean more than what is actually telling. Taking a lot of things borrowed from 2001, it doesn't even come close to have such a deep an interesting meaning.β
Andres Gomezread it β
β**Visually grandiose and made with true technical and artistic mastery, it is a film with difficult and indigestible themes, which will scare the audience with its slowness and tiring atmosphere.** There are films that are made for some audiences and not for most people, the general public. This film is one of them: being what it is, it doesn't even try to capture our sympathy or attention. The film did very well on the festivals circuit and even won the Palme d'Or at Cannes, in addition to bβ
Filipe Manuel Netoread it β
no tags yet β rate this flick to drop some vibes β¨