The Fountain
Occasionally its visual sophistication makes you think you're watching the best film you've ever seen
Stories of lovers transcending time and yet doomed to be apart, never seem to go out of style, appropriately enough. But Darren Aronofsky's latest reincarnation is trippy to the point of being style over substance abuse. As Tom (Hugh Jackman) tries to save soulmate Isobel (Rachel Weisz) from dying, we see them co-exist in the 16th Century, 21st Century and… whenever they figure out how to make spaceships out of snowglobes. , other times it has the pulling technique of a caveman, being unashamedely incomprehensible before hitting you over the head with a blunt metaphor and starting to drag. The extras are an insight: like seeing the interplanetary special effects being created in a Petri dish, and a lyrical wax between Weisz and Jackman, just about managing to stay this side of luvvie. If 2046 was your bag, Darren's got a brand new one for you. [Alec McLeod]
Release Date: 28 May.