Kubrick never did dialogue too well

Rating: 1/10 (2 June 2000)

Never use 10 words where 200 will do, that seems to be the late great Mr. Kubrick's take on dialogue. What could have been a great film was spoiled by many moments when we - as viewers - had GOT THE POINT ALREADY but Nicole and Tom talked on. I thought the scene where Alice was stoned and talking about her dream was NEVER GOING TO END. Sorry for shouting but I see that this film has 25% of people rating it 10. That's not good, the film is flawed in so may ways (the sex isn't even arousing for instance, and when William breaks down and cries after finding the mask on the pillow you just wish he would grow up) that it's not worth a 10, or even 5, I wished I'd not wasted 2 1/2 hours of my life on this durn rubbish. Oh sorry, occasionally nice cinematography. That's it.