Visually Stunning, but Left an Empty Feeling

Rating: 6/10 (20 July 1999)

This movie had all of the makings of a typical Kubrick movie: slow development, great camera angles, developed characters, the ability to surprise and shock. I felt that the movie had some elements in it that rank among Kubrick's best, but also some of the worst. Among the the best was the feeling that I watched an hour and a half movie that was actually more than an hour longer. However, on the negative side, Tom Cruise was one of his worst casting choices. He has so little range, and brought so little to what could have been a classic part. It pained me to see the interaction between Cruise and his real life wife, Nicole Kidman. She was wonderful.