Knight of Cups (2016)

Good movie but grossly overrated

Admirable film.

The film creates a perfect balance between action and depth of basic needs, in the midst of an infertile atmosphere.

Excellent and certainly provocative... If nothing else, the film is a real conversation starter.

I would like to get back the time wasted watching this poor movie. Mr. Bale...can you smile? Mr. Bale...can you look pensive? Mr. Bale can you spin and touch peoples faces? PLEASE! All the nudity was gratuitous; it was simply there for voyeuristic attempts to keep someone watching. All those involved in attempting to make an art film failed. It goes nowhere with an overlong running time of nothingness. The only thing of value was the nature photography.

Knight of Cups is another film by director Terrence Malick in which wanders around and has a certain pretentious art-house feel. This film has been mixed with critics, though most movie audiences haven't been as strong. Knight of Cups featured an interesting trailer but what the film is about isn't too much. The film is for those mainly of fans of Malick films, as this film is anti-mainstream and has a different feel.As others have considered, the film feels more like a long fashion ad commercial, in which the plot i low and at times the film is overall confusing and messy. We understood somewhat but a lot of empty and random scenes strung together makes the film feel disjointed. Christian Bale is the only actor mainly in the film as he is the clear cut lead, while Cate Blanchett and Natalie Portman, whose names are on the posters and are top billed are both very minor (about less than 15 minutes of screen time for each). Overall, Knight of Cups is an acquired taste and in general for those with a strong patience.

As for me, this director is done. His last best film was 'The New World'. I don't know why someone keeps financing him. It is neither an art and message film, nor has any entertainment value. In one word, total-crap. All the above, these actors agreeing to do the roles. Definitely this director's films have received more boos at Cannes than any others. Not fit for film festivals, as well as theatrical releases. The surprise part was, I saw it. Even after I felt a similar way for his previous film.There's no story. Just a random acts. Even documentary films have a better narrative. Remember a film was being made by Willem Dafoe in the film 'Mr. Bean's Holiday', this is exactly the same film. Except there's no Mr. Bean/Atkinson here to make it a cheerful additional editing. It was like the director woke up in the morning and decided to do what he felt to shoot without a script.I dislike whispering background narration. It is like a lullaby, one might fall into sleep. Not just asleep, but a deep sleep. Direct dialogues between the characters are like an oasis in this film. If you have nothing to do and ready for a slow film, you should not consider it then too, because it is not a film, but a two hour long torture. Easily skippable film.1.5/10

I could write a novel about this film. For quite some time I was thinking how to write short review and not miss the essence. Mass bashing of this movie does not speak so much about its quality as it speaks about today's audience. World got faster, people have no time, they're impatient and nervous, and even worse, they're addicted to adrenaline injections served by modern big and home screens. Unfortunately, this movie is not for everyone. It's not for most of people. But if you are willing to relax, open yourselves emotionally and let the moment carry you, this film could be enriching experience. They say it's pretentious, boring and has no story. True, it's not perfect, it has pretentious and even boring moments and it is very tiring watch if you are not capable to let go. Fact that it does not have plot doers not mean it has no story. It has story, and what a story it has, it just does not tell it in conventional ways. It tells the story by picture and sound and emotion. Every cadre is like a postcard, every sound contributes to artistic photography. This is one of those movies that are not supposed to be analyzed, but felt. I never saw any Terrence Malick movies till now, and if this one really is his worst then I definitely must watch all the rest.8,5/10P.S. For those incapable to enjoy artistic movie, if nothing else, two hours of Christian Bale surrounded with many gorgeous women should be enough reason to at least try.Hungry. Longing for something without knowing what it is.Treat this world as it deserves. There are no principles... just circumstances.You think when you reach certain age things will start making sense. Then you find out you're as lost as you were before. I suppose that's what damnation is. The pieces of your life never to come together. Just splashed out there.So much I was given. So much I left behind.Real life's so hard to find. Where it is? How do you get there?Pay attention to this moment. And everything is there... perfect and complete just as it is.There's so much love inside us that never gets out.