Talking Oneself Out of an Oscar

Rating: 10/10 (5 December 1998)

One day, I'd like to see Tony Kaye's cut of this film, since he believes it was "ruined" by others (star, editor, producers). While some of the elements were a bit too abrupt, the film did not dispense easy answers to tough questions, nor did it sentimentalize or offer a pasted-on happy ending. Very few current movies are so thought provoking.
I think that the comments by Tony Kaye were due more to injured pride than injured film. There are sure to be many acting nominations from this film, and I think the director may have talked himself out of an Oscar by claiming that the end product is not his.