Knight of Cups

  • 2015


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3.0
Knight Of Cups fares better, because its not a relationship drama, but a portrait of a womanizer bounding from one doomed affair to the next. Av Club
3.0
At every turn, the film shakes off each attempt a viewer makes to cling to it. EW
3.0
Terrence Malick is arguably one of the great current filmmakers, but while his first contemporary big city drama is dreamy and lovely, it may try the .. Common Sense Media
2.0
Pretty and discardable in equal measures, the movie illustrates ingredients of the filmmakers appeal while falling short of assembling them into a coh .. Indie Wire
3.5
Malick remains concerned almost entirely with interior states; with the spiritual connections that are forged and ruptured between individuals; and wi .. Variety
2.0
Knight of Cups, in the end, lifelessly embodies an extreme, far reaching case of dizzying style over substance.Alas, it would be improper to discredit .. We Got This Covered
1.5
After hes awakened from literal slumber by an earthquake, snatches of Ricks life proceed before us, whether as memories or real time occurrences. Austin Chronicle
3.0
The city Malick gives us is at once familiar and strange, beautiful and empty, a place where the real and the surreal were born to coexist. Its an oth .. Time Out
2.0
Knight of Cups is not without moments of poetry however: an underwater shot of dogs in a swimming pool, chasing elusive tennis balls, is as effective .. The Guardian
2.0
There are moments of visual brilliance here, moments of reverence and even grandeur. The Guardian
3.8
But like any diary, Knight of Cups is a soul dump, defined by the odd obsessions of its maker.
3.5
There are moments when the story seems to buckle under the portentous weight of its occasionally bloated metaphysical enquiries.
1.9
Knight of Cups may want to be understood as the portrait of a man plunging beneath the veneer of modern life, but it can just as easily be perceived a ..
3.5
There is a niggling notion that they are often shot for sex appeal, which is a shame. Screen Daily
4.5
The prince here is Armani suited Hollywood comedy screenwriter Rick (Christian Bale) though he doesnt seem a guy blessed with a capacity for laughs wh .. Screen Daily
2.0
Its a movie thats both cinematic and yet wholly uninteresting in engaging with its audience on conventional terms, which is fine. Collider
1.5
Its a movie thats both cinematic and yet wholly uninteresting in engaging with its audience on conventional terms, which is fine. Collider
3.5
Thats Hollywood for you.Malicks spectacular set piece takes place outside a vulgar chateau amid immaculately dressed industry types and still more wil .. Vulture
2.0
But as the film just keeps offering more of the same beachside amblings, bedroom tussles, solo walks, musical swelling it doesnt build or pay off with .. The Hollywood Reporter
2.0
Theres no denying the poetry at work in his film, but so much of it is inchoate and fundamentally sexualized that it becomes more of a turn off than a ..
3.5
At its most literal level, Knight of Cups is an encyclopedia of its protagonists love affairs, casual and serious, painful and frolicsome, blonde and .. The New York Times
3.4
Regardless of how successfully the film explores themes like the banality of excess, Knight of Cups delivers on all things Malick. Paste Magazine
2.0
What can be said definitively about Knight of Cups is that Malicks camera is a thing of beauty and wonder.From the most mundane exteriors to gorgeous .. IGN
4.0
Theres something insecure and almost frightened in the emulsion of the film; it seems to be making itself, finding its way in a dark room. E Film Critic
3.0
Whatever Muse drives Malick, whose best work feels both found in the sense of discovered in the shoot and edit and profound, he could be accused of ch .. Telegraph
1.0
Rick, who dresses mostly in black and drives a vintage convertible tailor made for lithesome young women to unwind in, is said to be a screenwriter, t ..
3.5
One thing everyone can agree on is that the dynamic visual style is always a magnificent asset to the film. The Young Folks
2.0
The visuals dazzle, but the overall effect is of a jigsaw with half its pieces missing.
3.5
Their performances are absolutely terrific.It may not be Malicks masterpiece but, for fans, it is definitely worth experiencing. JoBlo
3.8
But what cannot be denied is how potent it is, and how lasting an impression it leaves. The Globe And Mail
5.0
One of my all time favorite moments in a movie a sublime instant when story, image, performance, the whole shebang, come together in a shudder of tran .. Philly
2.0
In essence its nothing more than an impressionistic portrait of malaise, ennui and angst thats all too successful in conveying those feelings to an au .. One Guys Opinion
3.0
Its no surprise that Malicks film unfolds like a dream, with little overt narrative purpose or logic. Village Voice
3.2
Unfortunately, the storytelling is filled with too much intellectual posing for it to be as deep as Malick might think it is. Sover
3.0
Like the tarot card of the title, Rick is easily bored and needs outside stimulation. Blu Ray
2.0
Terrence Malick at his worsttossing a bunch of stars into an ill defined story, committing their blindmans bluff to celluloid, and pulling it all toge .. Chicago Reader
2.5
It never seems to come from a place of genuine longing for Answers. Mark Reviews Movies
2.0
Knight of Cups is unlikely to win new converts to Malicks distinct realm of cinema, but despite its repetitive preoccupations, it has a spiritual powe ..
0.0
By the time the striking yet baffling finale which features the films various characters converging on a celestial () beach rolls around, The Tree of .. Reel Film Reviews
2.0
The stars once more come out for the maverick director, but this portrait of LA shallowness remains a shallow experience Terrence Malick films used to .. Radio Times
2.5
Maybe all the fucking hes doing has sucked the life force out of our anti hero. Rolling Stone
3.0
The concept album that is Arethas Gold follows the chronology of Aretha Franklins hits, all released in 1967 and 1968, apex years of the decade not ju .. Pop Matters
2.0
Flipping through a fashion catalog or a handsomely mounted design book has its diverting joys. The Wrap
3.0
Malicks movie is pushing the same old cliche about the soullessness of the material life versus the spirituality of a life lived apart from such corru .. Cs Monitor
3.5
Knight of Cups may not be as involving as other works, but it is far more satisfying than most Hollywood fare. Film Journal
1.9
Titled after, and loosely structured around, cards in a Tarot deck, Knight of Cups instead recaptures a less exalted card based activity: 52 Pickup. New York Post
3.5
Though Malick still relies on all star casts and relatively high budgets, hes left the conventions of mainstream storytelling far behind. Smh
3.5
More Literary Whispers And Another Quest In Malicks Knight Enlarge this image toggle caption Melinda Sue Gordon/Courtesy of Broad Green Pictures Melin .. Npr
1.9
What is missing is a coherent focus on ideas to make the endless religious undertones more than ambiguous. Star Tribune
3.1
So its intriguing and a little frustrating to see him flirting with a Dickens meets Serling narrative with this cautionary tale about arrogance upbrai .. Toronto Star
4.4
Under a calm and charming demeanor, great ambition and intensity smolder. Q Network
2.0
At more than two hours, its way too long, the pointlessly wobbly camerawork is annoying, and Abrahams distinctly theatrical screenplay often feels as .. Daily Mail
2.0
Malick has moved from self discovery to self affirmation; he knows exactly what hes looking for, and Knight of Cups, for all its splendor, made me wis .. Slate
2.0
Instead, Knight of Cups is a damp squib, its arresting visuals an artistic smokescreen for a barely there story that is unoriginal, incoherent and ala .. Flim List
3.5
But the coldness of the film also really makes its central appeal not quite work. Film Inquiry
0.0
With the corpse of a nightmare called Knight of Cups, I have finally given up on Terrence Malick. This dog of a film is as riveting and fascinating as .. Observer
3.5
This is not misogynist, but it is morally uninterested, and strangely monotonous to behold, and you couldnt imagine Malick getting Mary Astor or Myrna .. New Yorker
4.5
The cinema has lagged behind; some of its modernistsincluding Jean Luc Godard and Chantal Akermanhave made mighty attempts to create a memory cinema o .. New Yorker
2.0
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2.0
So this funny and charming film is also unexpectedly touching in the end. Express
3.0
stream of consciousness is persistently transporting, going a long way to compensate for the scripts vapidity. The Film Stage
2.5
Whats missing from Knight of Cups what has been consciously purged from it is the splattery mess of life itself. Boston Globe
4.5
Broad Green Pictures What do you do after youve made both the biggest and most personal movie of your career, one that draws on intimate autobiographi .. Uproxx
2.0
Then random thing, random thing and random thing.Knight of Cups is pretty: any random 15 seconds could double as a pretentious perfume commercial; any .. The Irish Times
2.0
Like Tree of Life, its best to let the film wash over you and enjoy Lubezkis gorgeous images, from mist rolling over a hillside to inventive underwate .. Blogs Indie Wire
3.0
...neither here nor there, neither great nor terrible, just an eternal dance of recollections in which nothing is answered, nothing concludes and no o .. Blogs Indie Wire
3.0
Both are gorgeously shot, feature an all star cast giving performances one could generously describe as confused, and muse on matters of the heart in .. The Atlantic
4.0
If it depicts the decadence of Hollywood, its not satirised but, rather, grieved over sub specie aeternitatis (Malick doesnt resist showing us the who .. Standard
5.0
Theres no way for me to know who this film will appeal to and who it will not. Movie Freak
3.0
Writer director Terrence Malick, one of films most unique visionaries, is totally adrift here, working without a tether, a sense of direction, or a se .. Detroit News
3.0
But the pull of Malick films has never been their textual complexity the plot of most can be summed up in about a sentence and tend to offer little in ..
3.1
For all its thrumming profundity...has just as much sleepwalking self parody: all of the actors pacing and arm flapping and gazing off into the distan .. Groucho Reviews
1.0
A mission to stuff a movie so full of coded self indulgence it seems like a perverse joke that has misplaced its own punchline. Herald Sun
3.0
But its not just Ricks fractured memories that play less for humanity than for thematic weight, but Rick himself.Its not exactly a benefit of Knight o .. Consequence Of Sound
3.1
The mood isnt particularly new, and Malicks deliberately elliptical style doesnt feel quite as fresh as it did a few years ago, before younger, less t .. Nj
2.0
Such is Malicks hypnagogic approach, it does feel like a dream but not one you ever truly feel immersed in. Hey U Guys
5.0
The card represents light and spiritual purity, intuition and connection to emotionality.Inverted, as it is in the films poster, it suggests a disappo .. Film Freak Central
2.5
So Knight of Cups, while occasionally beautiful, can be extraordinarily frustrating. Ner Dist
3.0
Occasionally this can lead to a profound and deeply personal connection to the film whilst at others it can feel like Malick is overreaching; with lar .. Cine Vue
3.0
Its a tame but visually impressive effort with a genuinely imaginative use of 3D. Games Radar
2.0
However, the visual pleasures dont outweigh the fact that this film is a bit of a slog to sit through. Raidió Teilifís Éireann
5.0
Terrence Malick continues to inspire awe with this transcendent tale of a man looking back to past loves. Lw Lies
3.0
It is full of Malicks trademark flourishes and it dazzles in places. Independent Ie
2.5
To be fair, Knight of Cups opens with a reference to The Pilgrims Progress, and is itself something of a similar allegory certainly much more so than .. Larsen On Film
3.5
Image: Dogwood Films Never have I seen a movie so full of beautiful imagery and sound, yet so simultaneously empty, unsatisfying, and downright sleazy .. Christianity Today
2.0
The film could have done without the weirdly clumsy earthquake sequence. The Arts Desk
3.5
1 of 3 View Caption | Broad Green Pictures Rick (Christian Bale, right), a melancholy screenwriter, has an emotional conversation with his father (B | .. Sltrib
2.0
But it feels like the well has run dry here, with his cast largely hamstrung by this modus operandi.Like Rick, a new direction is needed or Malicks au .. Scmp
2.5
Theres never a moment when Knight of Cups isnt something to behold, visually. Chicago Sun Times
4.5
Knight of Cups is best taken, then, as a two hour wash of audio visual experience. Straight
2.0
Its probably for the best: as dialogue, all this stuff about being a stranger in a strange land and a knight who has forgotten his quest would be port .. Sandiego Reader
4.0
I just walk around fing s up..Its only funny because its slipped into an austere and melancholic Terrence Malick movie. Metro New York
3.1
But the effect is like looking at a portrait of passion instead of a portrait of people feeling passionate. Daily Herald
3.8
If youre not a Malick fan, youll likely feel that his stunning vision lacks flesh and blood characters worth caring about. Mercury News
2.0
Occasionally this leads to profound moments of personal enlightenment, yet more often than not Malicks pursuit of beauty feels like self parody, culmi .. The Skinny
2.8
The beauty of Malick is that he rarely spoon feeds audiences, but still manages to be engaging despite leaving so many aspects of his films up for int .. Under The Radar Mag
2.0
But rather than mesmerizing the viewer into a hypnotic trance of pure cinema, Cups often feels like its pushing the extremes of experimental filmmakin .. The Verge
2.5
Beautiful women on balconies and on beaches; a self suffering protagonist; declining marriages and tension fuelled familial relationships. Movie Mezzanine
3.0
Terrence Malicks seventh film is dividing critics.For some, this impressionistic drama about a philandering Hollywood screenwriter looking for love an .. What So
2.0
The movie echoes the 1960s golden age of cinematic inscrutability. reason
3.0
In a decade dominated by the first wave of American independent cinema and blockbusterseverything sharks and wars amongst the stars and godfathersMali .. Lainey Gossip
3.1
Terrence Malicks best movies dont unfold they float, they shimmer, they waft, settling around the audience like a soft, indistinct fragrance.His The T .. Seattle Times
4.0
KNIGHT OF CUPS marks Malicks most straight forward narrative in years. Fresh Fiction
3.0
And finally, Grierson and Leitch watch and discuss a listener suggested movie: Austrian horror film Goodnight Mommy. New Republic
2.0
If The Tree of Life was a grand grapple with familial bonds and To the Wonder a grand study of doomed loveMalick only works in grand termsthen Knight .. New Republic
3.8
If youve just had a large coffee and are now wondering if you have to pee, might be best to give it a miss for now. National Post
4.0
We desperately need a reminder that the film industry still comprises human beings with recognizable histories and souls. National Review
4.0
Houses of memory, successive sensations in recollection. Gorgeous and singular, Knight of Cups is a vision. A terrifying one, sometimes rapturous, but .. New City Film
3.0
But this enigmatic, experimental drama is in many ways a flop, a magnificent mess of underdeveloped characters and overstated themes. Winnipeg Free Press
3.0
Its exhausting to have to sit through another narrative like this. Reel Talk Online
4.0
Like every Malick film, Knight of Cups is hugely divisive and easy enough to ridicule should one be so inclined, but if you accept it on its own terms .. Vue Weekly
3.0
Granted, Imogen Poots goth makeup may be Malicks greatest visual achievement since Days of Heaven in 1978, and the straight lines of Los Angeles are a .. Sf Weekly
2.0
But cinematography (here by recent Oscar winner Emmanuel Lubezki) cant compensate for the films many flaws. Washington City Paper
3.5
Finding the profound meaning in L.As dream highway or Malicks Californication Graffiti With Punctuation
3.1
If the banality of excess is the films point, its not pointed enough. Cambridge Day
5.0
And remains ever so.Yet at this point Malicks search has indeed reached a point and it is the one of diminishing returns. Honey Cutts Hollywood
2.5
A typically fragmented film from Terrence Malick, about a screenwriter (Christian Bale) in a spiritual crisis. Heral
3.0
A woman wearing a wedding gown rides by on a 10 foot tall bicycle.A flower is left on a sleeping homeless man. Review Journal
3.8
Simply put: Its the most Malicky of Malicks recent films, relying on all his tricks and his tradecraft to convey a feeling rather than a story. Free Beacon
3.5
Much of the story deals with film making itself, so the film can be seen as insider trading. Kdhx
4.0
This is definitely not a film for everyone and its not meant to be. Kpbs
5.0
Im too old for this stuff.More crucially, Terrence Malick is too old for this stuff. Saportare Port
2.5
Knight of Cups is dense in its poetic wonderings, but writer director Terrence Malick hasnt cooked up a proper film to go along with them. The Film File
3.8
Few filmmakers have created such personal, expressive art, and few other films invite the viewer to be as active a participant in the quest for meanin .. Commercial Appeal
2.0
If youre a Malick devotee, youll probably find a lot to like here.Its of a piece with the directors usual style, complete with stunning visuals from c .. Splice Today
1.0
The horror, the horror Of course, its not impossible to make a sympathetic study of someone who is awash in designer suited luxury. Bbc
2.0
And yet for all the agility of the camerawork, watching Knight of Cups is not quite a liberating experience. Cinema Scope
3.8
To put it mildly, I have not been into Terrence Malicks last couple of movies, To the Wonder and Tree of Life..And since his new one is in a very simi .. Twin Cities
4.0
The pilgrims progress was delivered under the similitude of a dream. Bangkok Post
3.5
Hes trying to wake us from the deep sleep of modern distraction by using its favored form: Movies.Its always a bold experiment, and even if it doesnt .. Ex Press
4.0
Its an affecting moment that touches on the vulnerability and limitations within all of us. All Movie
4.0
By the time it gets where its going, were left with a film of surprising power. *** I wish I had something intelligent to say about Knight of Cups, th .. Daily Public
4.0
By the end of the movie, I had no goddamn idea about anything, anymore Knight of Cups doesnt make it easy on the sympathetic viewer by dumping its ver .. Reviews Antagony Ecstasy
2.5
But we dont need Malick to tell us that Tinseltown is vapid filmmakers have been saying the same thing for decades.That someone could live in such a g .. Japan Times
2.0
The whole of Knight itself feels at once more excessive and more sobering than its predecessors in the often rapturous Malick canon. Bk Mag
3.0
Malick is undoubtedly one of Americas most talented directors. His admirers will find much to like here. His detractors wont. You probably know who yo .. My States Man
3.0
My instinct is that it doesnt quite reach the greatness of my favourite Malick films; its aimlessness and emptiness are ingrained in its themes, and f .. Four Three Film
1.9
Hes one of the most, if not the most, overrated filmmakers of all time, and with Knight of Cups he maintains his incessant use of voiceover and tellin .. Trib
1.3
Its not that Malicks themes of emptiness and disconnect are too obscure. He just doesnt make them interesting. Good Times
3.5
But find the films pulse and it is possible to be seduced by its gorgeous, meandering beauty. Un Cut
4.0
Silence (like Malicks media silence, or like the front of a fireproof wall that Rick offers up to the world) is often taken as a provocation.We feel t .. Reverse Shot
2.0
Malick doesnt quite believe actors should be treated like cattle, as Hitchcock famously did, but he does seem most interested in their ability to conv .. City Pages
2.5
Even moreso than To The Wonder, Knight Of Cups is basically a feature length montage. Spliced Personality Word P ..
3.5
But Malicks ambition for higher meaning and purer cinematic expression remains enthralling. Ap
2.5
Nearly eight weeks have passed since CNN broke the news on the morning of June 8 that Anthony Bourdain committed suicide in France while filming his h .. Arca Max
1.0
Malick has built a career out of films with little to no dialogue or meaningful character interaction, overlaid with almost nonsensical voice over nar .. Facebook



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