Deep, worth at least one viewing

Rating: 7/10 (3 July 2002)

You'll have to sit patiently through the first forty minutes of this film. There are times when it drags a lot, seemingly without reason. Don't try it if you're not wide awake and patient. (Unless you can't get enough of Cruise.)
Then the film takes off and accelerates. The remainder explores many classic (and modern; it reminds me of Phil Dick) questions and dilemmas (what's real, what's love about, what's worth doing, beauty is skin deep, etc etc), in a modern context, with a lot of good acting. (Surprise, Tom Cruise can actually act!) Even if you're familiar with many of the themes and techniques used, it's a refreshingly confusing whirlwind and refuses to hand you easy answers.
Lucky rating: 7/10