New: The Zero Theorem: It Just Doesn't Add Up Opens September 19 at the Elmwood in Berkeley
The Zero Theorem, Terry Gilliam's latest film fantasy, nibbles off more than it can crunch. It is a grandiose presentation of a story that remains opaque and inscrutable. At the same time, it's a full-bore visual treat, filled with color, energy, invention and ambition. Still, the result is something like a applying a cruise liner paint job to a wooden raft. -more-