Not Erotic, Not Inditing, Not Realistic - Pointless

Rating: 2/10 (27 July 2014)

I think Andrew Yorkshades's review is the perfect smackdown for this overrated swan song. I feel I need to find this man, and smoke some cigars as we reminiscence on our three hour torture.
The one point I'd like to add - the relationship in this film has no bearing to real life. For a final time, Kubrick forces his characters into such polarized roles to prove a point, they cease to be characters. 99.9% of women would not react to Cruise's revelation as Kidman does. No woman would desperately want to bang you shortly after you told them of your attempted infidelity. There'd be a long healing phase, if the divorce papers aren't delivered! The fact she thinks sex will solve their problems shows either the character's and/or the director's immaturity. Either way, why should we care? The relationship is banal, even in its flaws.
Stanley Kubrick is a cinematic God - blindly worshiped and unquestionable. One must wonder what he could have made for his fans to call him out. People can interpret this film a million ways - some even say it has clues on the Illuminati. For me, it was a boring, unrealistic, pretentious waste of time.