Read Roger Ebert's final movie review
In his last piece of film criticism, the late icon tackles Terrence Malick's To The Wonder
Last week, legendary Chicago Sun-Times film critic Roger Ebert died at age 70 — but not before writing and filing one final, appropriately philosophical piece of film criticism for his many fans to consume. On Saturday, the Chicago Sun-Times published what turned out to be Ebert's last film review, for Terrence Malick's dreamlike spiritual drama To The Wonder.
To The Wonder, which stars Ben Affleck as a man torn between two women (Rachel McAdams and Olga Kurylenko), has been far more polarizing than director Terrence Malick's previous film, the Oscar-nominated The Tree of Life. So far, To The Wonder has earned just 42 percent positive reviews on aggregator Rotten Tomatoes — but Ebert bolstered the film with an extremely laudatory review, awarding it three and a half out of four stars. Here's an excerpt:
Read the rest of the review at the Chicago Sun-Times.
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Scott Meslow is the entertainment editor for TheWeek.com. He has written about film and television at publications including The Atlantic, POLITICO Magazine, and Vulture.
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