Brightlyme i know i wasted 90 mins of my life.

Supelice Dreadfully Boring

Spidersecu Don't Believe the Hype

Bessie Smyth Great story, amazing characters, superb action, enthralling cinematography. Yes, this is something I am glad I spent money on.

monesque Well, I'm not entirely surprised at the number of bad reviews, because some of this is shocking and other parts perplexing, but on the whole, it is exceptional. It is a study in how a child protected herself from her unbearable reality by retreating into a fantasy world. She "bounced," to put it in Gilliam's words. Quirky, quaint, enchanting...or bizarre, horrific and irritating? Maybe all of the above? Gilliam suggested in the beginning that this all becomes very different seen through the eyes of the child--and that is certainly the key. Don't interpret it your way--interpret it her way. If it is not normalized, it becomes explicable. And a little sad, a little wistful and, yes, a little heroic, too. What allows this great concept to work is Jodelle Ferland, who delivers an amazing child performance. Gilliam wisely wraps the movie around her as well as her character. I liked it a lot.

tdrish Tideland is one of the most unique, emotionally charged, and sophisticated films I have seen to date ( and I've seen quite a few). Terry Gilliam has been in the business a long time, so here he knew what to do...and what NOT to do. Tideland is a tale of fantasy and reality, and where the lines between fantasy and reality are completely blurred. To some, I can see this movie torquing with a lot of peoples heads, although I am certain that was never the intention. To others, it could be disturbing and frightening. For me, I found it to be a clever take on Alice In Wonderland. In fact, I can see this being an adult version of Wonderland altogether. The film wastes no time, taking us immediately into the life of a little girl, and her repulsive parents. Her mom is a junkie who cares more about her chocolates then her own daughter, and her father is an equal drug junkie who spends most of his time in his favorite recliner chair. From here, we begin a journey, seen through the eyes of a child. When mom is found dead in her own home, dad takes his child to another place...where he thinks he will be safe, because he fears that he will be charged with murder. Now things quickly get interesting, when some new characters are developed, particularly Dell and her mentally challenged son Dickens, who wants to build a ship ( he also wants to be the captain!) With the combination of talking dismembered doll heads, shifting land surfaces, and alternative under water human life conditions, we are in for a very bizarre, but touching experience...and it's one you will never have again. The film is very emotional, and the takes seem to be done with expertise and care, flawless from any error that I could find. So check your reality at the front door, and let Gilliam take over everything that you are about to see and hear, because this is one mind blowing, amazing film. The direction that the film goes is...unpredictable, to say the least. For a good hour, it seems to focus mainly on the relationship between the child and Dickens, which is tender and sweet, in my opinion, some may want to see more sickening things into it, I myself do not. For example, the girl is seen giving a friendly kiss on the lips of Dickens several times, in each instance, she comments "silly kissers." Aside from doll heads, the viewer should understand...this is the only friend she has, and being completely robbed from her child hood by her own parents, its very difficult for her to think in linear way, despite her intelligence appearing to be quite high. I think this is a well made film from the 2000's, however, I'm not sure what to make of the ending...it seems to leave a few things unresolved, however, that could be the intention, leaving the viewer to their own imagination as to what is to come for the future of all. ( That's all I can say without spoiling anything important, the movie has to be seen to be believed.) A bit uneven, intelligently quirky, and something you will never forget, I give this 7 out of a possible 10 stars. Welcome to Tideland!

nighthouse66-1 Nope. Don't get it. Someone mentioned this film had "balls"....ok. It seemed as if Gilliam wanted to make his own version of "Freeway" but using, instead of a Little Red Riding Hood archetype, Alice in Wonderland. OK. Promising. But the film just HANGS wrong. It just doesn't ever feel as funny, or as weird, or as interesting as it should be. The little girl is cute, but a little bit too much of a ham to be believable. As soon as she started talking I could imagine her on stage in "Annie" or something, eating up the scenery. Which is fine, I guess, but it doesn't exactly translate to much of anything. And it certainly doesn't hang well with the obvious comic-book dysfunction she spent her entire life in. Everything feels like a caricature, and you can't get close to caricatures. Its just a blender of weirdness- the sort of weirdness people seem to grab for in place of inspiration. Some people might see it as inspired, but to me it looks like someone is working too hard to be weird.

Hugo Melo This movie moved, repulsed and disturbed me. As I watched I found myself cringe, recoil in horror, dread for Jeliza Roses's fate and saddened by all the pain, misery and confusion that that child was exposed to, with no one to care for her but egotistical adults and deranged madmen. In an emotional level I responded tremendously to the movie and although a good deal of these responses were less than agreeable, the fact that this film produced such stimuli in my person proves that it has heart to spare- a mean, bashing, horrific,depressing and sad heart it may be but a heart nonetheless. I can only suggest this film to brave movie buffs who are willing to subject themselves to the one of the most bizarre, terrifying and moving experiences of their life. My congratulations to Gilliam for directing yet another brave and stimulating film... even if it may very well become yet another obstacle in Gilliam's already endangered film career.