Gripping, Visually Stunning, Classic Kubrick

Rating: Null/10 (17 July 1999)

A Four star film by one of the greatest directors of all time. The classic Kubrick shot (actor walking toward camera, camera moving backward with perfectly symmetrical perspective in background) is in nearly every scene. The meaning is again left in the hands of the viewer. Cruise and Kidman were excellent with Kidman absolutely brilliant in the film's first tense scene. Kubrick fans will be happy after waiting a dozen years for a new one, and I'm sure his fans wish he was here to read the reviews. Although Cruise and Kidman fans may not get what they expect, Kubrick fans can expect to see his technical brilliance and seamless melding of film and music in this, one of his greatest films