Noah

A.A. Dowd

At its best, the film gets by on its striking imagery, from a panorama of sickening human decadence to a mid movie retelling of the creation story that might make Terrence Malick weep. ( Read More )

To say, as some of the films detractors (most of whom havent seen it) have, that the movie has a pro environmental message is reductive and lazy: who doesnt want to protect and preserve the environment Who doesnt want to live in a beautiful, unspoiled world (How we get there is another discussion for another place.) ( Read More )

Matt Joseph

It will crash over you like the flood itself, knocking you back, allowing you to take in awe inspiring visuals but also forcing you to contemplate complex questions.An absorbing character study and an action epic all at once, Noah is a highly ambitious, largely successful outing for its director and star. ( Read More )

If theres a correlative in Aronofskys filmography, its clearly the beautiful folly of The Fountain, another flawed but ambitious attempt to ask big spiritual questions in a fantastical context. ( Read More )

Keith Uhlich

But its a lone exception in a movie that otherwise makes an oft told story pompous instead of poetic. ( Read More )