
A hugely talented but socially isolated computer operator is tasked by Management to prove the Zero Theorem: that the universe ends as nothing, rendering life meaningless. But meaning is what he already craves.... (Full plot summary below)
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A hugely talented but socially isolated computer operator is tasked by Management to prove the Zero Theorem: that the universe ends as nothing, rendering life meaningless. But meaning is what he already craves.
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| CinemaBlend.comKristy PuchkoIt's bonkers and brilliant, folding in pop culture icons with classical influences. |
| Under the RadarAustin TrunickDense with existential quandaries to explore through repeat viewings, The Zero Theorem is as harrowing as it is tragic. It's one of Gilliam's best. |
| Blu-ray.comBrian OrndorfThis isn't Gilliam reclaiming what's been lost throughout the years, but it's refreshing to encounter one of his features and not wish to be somewhere else enjoying the afternoon. |
| GrantlandWesley MorrisThe culture's caught up to Gilliam. Everybody's doing Orwell now. But Gilliam's appropriation feels both aptly skeptical and unfashionably utopian. |
| AV ClubMike D'AngeloIf only this imaginative environment were populated with a single compelling character or stimulating idea, rather than serving as busy distraction from the narrative tedium. |
| The OklahomanBrandy McDonnellAlthough dystopian futures have hit the film franchise fast track these days, director Terry Gilliam has been portending a miserable, unjust future since 1985 -- and with biting humor and a bizarrely colorful style. |
| Birmingham PostGraham YoungGilliam's spellbinding vision is a chaotic, poverty-and-wealth mixture of retro, futuristic, comic book, James Bond and the original Total Recall. |
| Empire MagazineKim NewmanIt’s the tangle of workings-out not the easy answer that are the proof of a theorem, and that magnificent, sparkling, insightful chaos abounds here. |
| Eugene Weekly (OR)Molly TempletonClever and playful and dark, it skips from notion to visual gag and back again so quickly that not all of its thoughts have a chance to gel. |
| ViewLondonMatthew TurnerWith strong echoes of Brazil and some nice ideas, The Zero Theorem is a return to at least mid-level form for Terry Gilliam, thanks to a witty script, some delightful production design work and superb performances from Christoph Waltz and Melanie Thierry. |