Synopsis
After falling in love in Paris, Marina and Neil come to Oklahoma, where problems arise. Their church's Spanish-born pastor struggles with his faith, while Neil encounters a woman from his childhood.
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Cast
- Ben AffleckNeil
- Olga KurylenkoMarina
- Rachel McAdamsJane
- Javier BardemFather Quintana
- Tatiana ChilineTatiana
- Romina MondelloAnna
- Tony O'GansSexton
- Charles BakerCarpenter
- Marshall BellBob
- Casey WilliamsNeighbor #1
Recommendations
- 91
The Playlist
A beautiful, hearfelt and raw piece of work. - 90
Time
This is a test, requiring rapt concentration and acute attention, and repaying a hundredfold. For spectators dulled by the midget movies of an arrtstically timid era, the film may be a chore. For those on Malick’s rarified wavelength, it’s a wonder. - 88
Chicago Sun-Times
There will be many who find To the Wonder elusive and too effervescent. They'll be dissatisfied by a film that would rather evoke than supply. I understand that, and I think Terrence Malick does, too. But here he has attempted to reach more deeply than that: to reach beneath the surface, and find the soul in need. - 83
IndieWire
To the Wonder renders the familiar terrain of romantic dysfunction on a grand scale. Malick haters may not change their tune, but at least they can admit that To the Wonder maintains a consistent thematic focus. - 80
The Guardian
At its best, Malick's cinematic rhapsody is glorious; during his uncertain moments, he appears to be repeating himself. But what delight there is in this film. - 80
Empire
Less ambitious than The Tree Of Life, To The Wonder remains 100 percent pure, unadulterated Malick, an absorbing, thoughtful, moving meditation on the things that matter. - 80
Total Film
To The Wonder doesn’t quite live up to the sky-high expectations set by his earlier films. But it’s still a brave, soul-stirring and sensitive work. - 67
Film.com
To the Wonder is distinctly lacking in oomph and, without an emotional connection, without anything interesting happening on the screen, the beauty can only take you so far before the endeavor falls like a house of cards.
