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Nick James, "seful" revistei britanice Sight&Sound, in introducerea la Topul anului (au participat 101 critici), unde TOL a iesit pe primul loc:
Impressed though I was by Malick’s overwhelming spectacle, I had some doubts about it as a work of art: about the awe-inspired voiceover, about Sean Penn’s nebulous role, about the afterlife scene on the beach and about the dinosaur’s moment of compassion. That so many critics this year were prepared to accept these flaws surprised me. It seemed in a lot of reviews of the film as if critical distance vanished and was replaced by a form of fan worship. Whether or not this is a consequence of what we might call the electronic-media age of criticism is unclear, but I am concerned that, in a time when the professional critic is under so much pressure to entertain, so many critics should be so unconcerned with maintaining anything like an objective viewpoint.
Surprinderea lui e reflexia uneia pe care am avut-o si eu: Inainte de a-l vedea eram destul de sigur ca va fi o revelatie pentru mine, ceva ca un boboc de floare pe care criticii in cinismul lor il vor fi calcat in picioare si eu il voi fi ridicat de jos si pus la presat intr-o carte. Dupa, totul s-a rasturnat. Eu am deschis cartea si am dat drumul bobocului sa pluteasca pe lac, criticii au plonjat infrigurati dupa el si l-au recuperat, punandu-l pe un piedestal.
Have I been dreaming ? Have they been dreaming ?
" ... on such a winter's day"
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