A visually stunning, atmospheric, poetic work from Terrence Malick, "The Tree of Life" asks the biggest questions imaginable while grounding itself in the every day as a disillusioned man (Sean Penn) reflects on his life and the influences of his demanding father and loving mother. In the film's most accessible, most conventional middle section, Malick recreates a child's view of growing up, perhaps the best ever captured on film, in the 50's. All actors are superb, but Brad Pitt is astounding as the complicated father - stern, imaginative, religious, inventive, musical. It's a long, demanding movie, but richly rewarding.
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