Remake of a Billy Wilder Classic?

Rating: Null/10 (6 August 1999)

Essentially, EWS is a remake of Billy Wilder's "The Seven Year Itch", with Tom Cruise playing the Tom Ewell character. It doesn't work, however, because the Marilyn Monroe character has been rewritten into four different supporting characters!
But seriously folks, the film does include many of the same themes explored in TSYI. But that is where the similarity ends. Kubrick was without peer. His final masterpiece is a film of extraordinary depth, complexity, and emotional intensity. But alas, in will no doubt be inaccessible to most. As with any work of art, however, an open mind will greatly assist the filmgoer in achieving a true appreciation for EWS. A must see not only for Kubrick fans, but for anyone who truly loves fine art.