A meaningful silence in search of a movie.

Rating: 4/10 (5 July 2004)

Spoilers so included. Deep inside this 2 1/2 hour movie there is an hour long classic struggling to get out. This movie is boring beyond belief, it stops every five minutes or so for someone to look around them or sit thinking sometimes for so long that it practically qualifies as a silent movie. And the plot, what plot, man feels bad about killing people, goes to japan, gets arse kicked, is taught to feel good about getting arse kicked, best friend dies, marries woman who's husband he killed. The end. One of those movies that is specifically designed for people who hardly ever watch movies, or Oscar voters. And why on earth does the female lead spend the entire movie hating tom cruise only to fall head over heels for the final scene, couldn't think of an ending perhaps. Come back George Lucas all is forgiven.