Director Terrence Malick has made only a handful of films in a career that has spanned decades. Thus, any work by him generates immediate interest among critics and film fans who remain divided about whether he is an eccentric genius or a pretentious pseudo-intellectual. Malick's films are generally long on exquisite production values and short on human emotions. His latest movie, The Tree of Life, is no exception. It debuted at Cannes several days ago amidst boos from audience members and a fiercely divided critical establishment. The film stars Brad Pitt and Sean Penn and seeks to examine the origins of the universe through the eyes of a family in the 1950s. Malick certainly can't be accused of aiming low in terms of cinematic ambition. Critics agree the film looks gorgeous but evaluations of the end result ranged from being acclaimed as a bold success to being a pretentious bore. Click here for more