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The Sea of Trees

2015

Gus Van Sant

Matthew McConaughey, Ken Watanabe, Naomi Watts, Katie Aselton ...

5.4

1,990

Drama Centers on an American man (McConaughey) and a Japanese man (Watanabe) who meet in the Japan’s infamous "Suicide Forest," where people go to commit suicide. But instead of killing themselves, the duo embark on a reflective journey through the forest together.

	Author	Review
United States	Eric Kohn IndieWire	"Not even Matthew McConaughey can sustain the mushy, amateurish story (...) The (...) talents of both director and star only serve to magnify the many wrong moves that this stunning misfire takes."	NEG
United States	Justin Chang Variety	"This risibly long-winded drama is perhaps above all a profound cultural insult (...) giving co-lead Ken Watanabe little to do other than moan in agony, mutter cryptically, and generally try to act."	NEG
United Kingdom	Tim Robey Telegraph	"Van Sant wanted to study a man drowning in sorrow and guide him towards the light. But the guidance he gets is fake, forced (...) The whole film needs cordoning off with safety rope and 'Keep Out' signs. (...) Rating: ★★ (out of five)"	NEG
United States	Todd McCarthy The Hollywood Reporter	"An ocean of banality (...) woefully sentimental and maudlin."	NEG
United Kingdom	Peter Bradshaw The Guardian	"'The Sea Of Trees' is an exasperatingly shallow film on an important and agonisingly painful subject - depression and suicide. (...) Rating: ★ (out of five)"	NEG

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