Review of Knight of Cups

I really didn't know much about this one except for the cast and the director. Many of whom I really enjoy. I mean it has some of my huge crushes like Natalie Portman, Freida Pinto, and Imogen Poots! Terrence Malick tends to write and direct most of his work. He has a certain style that is interesting to watch. My favorite of his work so far was The Tree of Life. The worst was The New World. Now his stories tend to lean to the stranger side, but the actors are what really grab your attention. Anyways I hope this one leans more towards entertaining than just stylish. No it already seems to be going for mainly visuals and strange storytelling. It narrates like it takes place in medieval times which given the title makes sense. I do think all the visuals are kind of neat. So I have this feeling even though I like the cast that this isn't going to be my cup of tea. Oh there is my girl Imogen Poots! Well the internal dialogue seems to be the more important stuff to pay attention to. At least the characters are interesting. A half an hour in and really I'm just bored. Terrence Malick is an acquired taste. He sometimes doesn't hit the mark for people and for me this is one of those times. Okay that just reminded me of American Psycho instead of a guy just having fun with two girls like I assume it's meant to. Well there goes my other lady Freida Pinto! Hmm I wonder if that was really good prosthetics or real burn victims. So if it really is true that there was no script then it does make this a little more interesting. It would also explain why it doesn't make a lot of sense at times. Is the glimpses of nudity supposed to add interest? I don't think it does. Well that scene was a bit random and silly. Well hello there Teresa Palmer. I think now I get why Christian Bale originally thought she was a real stripper lol. Okay that stripper cocoon things was pretty neat. Finally Natalie Portman although it kind of feels abrupt. It's funny this movie says it's about a screenwriter, but really not much here actually deals with that except maybe a few lines in the beginning. Also I doubt I would consider the events of his life strange. It's pretty much a journey of love and discovery I guess. I really couldn't get into this. I guess you have to be a huge Terrence Malick fan to appreciate this. It's beautiful to look at and the cast is excellent. It's just a tad bit convoluted and it kind of takes away from the experience. That and the plot description gives this feel like something more than just the drama/romance it is. I respect the film though for what it tries to do.