Excellent acting but left me wondering isn't there more to this?

Rating: 7/10 (19 July 1999)

Let me say this. I think the acting was excellent. Especially Nicole. The scene where the couple is talking about the differences between men and women is fantastic. I felt it was right on the mark.

I thought the story flondered a bit. It never really tied things up. I dont think that Stanley Kubrick's point was clear. During the movie I kept thinking..there has got to me more to this. I found myself waiting to get to the heart of the story. I really wanted to get pulled in. I wanted and expected the line between me the movie goer and the characters in the movie to disolve. It never did really. I was always a movie goer watching a movie.

As a married person, I was surprised at the lack of depth and insight this movie had. I was expecting to be able to relate to this movie much more. If insight and depth is what your looking for, skip this move and go for a long walk with your spouce or significant other. You will most likely get much more out of the nearly 3 hour experience.
I did love the use of color and scenery in this movie. I also loved way that the music was used in this movie.
I think this movie is worthy to see but I would be shocked if after the initial excitement of this movie faded, that people would consider it one of the summers must see movies. It isn't. I could have waited for the video. In hindsight, that may be the optimal way to view this movie. You then could go back and rewatch it and look for some of the answers to your questions that will undoubtably be left in your mind.