Sometimes I admire what a hypocrite I am

Song to Song

Crit

OK, I think maybe I've had enough of Terrence Malick. Were I an admirer of this film, I'd tell you it's about love, compulsion, betrayal, power, guilt, and regret. As it is, though, I'm telling you that it's 129 minutes (seems like 300) of banality encased in a Lucite globe of pretentiousness.

One class of exemptions from this verdict: a handful of scenes brought to life by rock artists--Iggy Pop, John Lydon, and especially Patti Smith, who gets more screentime than I expected, though not nearly enough to save the film. You should hold out for the Rock Stars Cut.