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Rating: 1/10 (24 July 1999)

It is unusual for me to bad mouth a dead director. But the last one does not necessarily mean it is a good one.
This film is too inconsistent to be a good one.
Although there are few moments here and there sparked. Overall, it is like a three-day-old French bread - dry and stale. The movie is too long for such a thin story. Actors either spoke in a unusual slow pace or kept repeating questions being asked. The cinematography is dingy and grainy (for no obvious reason). The music sucks (same as Pollack's acting). The opening and closing credits looked like a last minute thought. And how many times that Cruise needs to tell people that he is a DOCTOR to get some attention?
And, too much unnecessary exploitation of female nudity! (how come male actors didn't get their fair share?). One gay character, pathetic and extremely stereotyped. Based on these bias. Kubrick expects me to buy his view of human feelings, love, desires, sexuality, and marriage? I think not.
He might used to be a brilliant film maker. But this one is anything but a pretty swan song from Kubrick.