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The Zero Theorem

2013

Terry Gilliam

Christoph Waltz, Mélanie Thierry, David Thewlis, Lucas Hedges ...

5.1

4,492

Sci-Fi. Drama Qohen Leth is an eccentric and reclusive computer genius living in an corporate world controlled by shadowy figure known as Management. Leth lives as a virtual cloistered monk in the shattered interior of a fire-damaged chapel while working on a solution to a strange theorem, a mysterious project aimed at discovering the truth of his own soul and the purpose of existence—or the lack thereof—once and for all.

	Author	Review
United States	Oliver Lyttelton IndieWire	"An admirably ambitious and thoughtful sci-fi mindbender (...) It might not be a return to the form of “Time Bandits,” “Brazil,” “The Fisher King” and “ Twelve Monkeys,” but it’s a lot better than what we’ve had from Gilliam in the last decade, and we sincerely hope there’s plenty more to come."	POS
United States	Leslie Felperin Variety	"At best, momentarily recalls the dystopian whimsy of the director’s best-loved effort, “Brazil,” but ends up dissolving into a muddle of unfunny jokes and half-baked ideas, all served up with that painful, herky-jerky Gilliam rhythm."	NEG
United States	Deborah Young The Hollywood Reporter	"Terry Gilliam comically grapples for the meaning of life without getting very close (...) The dialogue and ideas in Pat Rushin’s stuffed screenplay can be quite funny, and the cast carries them off well."	NEU
United States	Kyle Smith New York Post	"Director Terry Gilliam's nearly 20-year streak of bad movies remains unbroken with 'The Zero Theorem,' yet another project whose narrative gets swallowed by its design (...) Rating: ★½ (out of four)"	NEG
United States	Joe Neumaier New York Daily News	"If you're inclined to fall into Terry Gilliam's heady fantasias, this eye-catching entry won't disappoint. But the movie may leave a feeling of vague dissatisfaction (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of four)"	NEU
United States	A. O. Scott The New York Times	"Even as Mr. Gilliam assails the tedium and pointlessness of Qohen’s existence, 'The Zero Theorem' succumbs to those forces (...) repeating its jokes in a manic frenzy that is never as funny or as mind-blowing as it wants to be."	NEU

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