thoughtfully made, a little morose, and at times a little baffling, Webber's film is ultimately a provocative meditation on grief and finding strength through the resilience of children; it's a beautiful and expressive piece of filmmaking from Webber
like the bittersweet memory of a departed loved one, "The Place of No Words" is the kind of beast you'll instinctively remember even if you try to move on from it
despite its shortcomings, "The Place of No Words" is sincere in conveying the power of stories; While it never quite answers Bodhi's questions about death and mortality, "The Place of No Words" at least has fun taking us on a profound, bewitching journey