Much ado about not much

Rating: 6/10 (17 July 1999)

Being a Kubrick film, there is much that is fascinating here, the climatic central scene is amazing---but overall this is a big disappointment. Overly long, ponderous and often boring. The ultimate import of what the characters had to say did not justify the amount of time it usually took to say it! I was always waiting for something amazing to happen, but it all pretty much wound down without much to get excited about. There is plenty of (female) nudity, but the reports of incredible sex scenes are way over blown. (Not that really matters). Had the potential to be much more stunning that it was. Too bad.