Tom Cruise pulls off another brilliant performances, both as a very attractive playboy with multiple relationships and as a disfigured man trying to find place in the world.

Rating: 8/10 (1 February 2002)

Tom Cruise pulls off another brilliant performances, both as a very attractive playboy with multiple relationships and as a disfigured man trying to find place in the world. I went to this movie generally expecting a romantic story with a bit of a twist. Well the twist is there, but if you go to see the romance, you'll be disappointed, however if you go with an open mind you should find something to like. Although I have to say that director Cameron Crowe made a brilliant movie, at times the story seemed to jerk, and the pace changed rapidly, and on occasions was very difficult to follow. However if you can ride these bits as you get nearer to the end, those bits and the actual reason for jumpiness of the story becomes clearer. It's a story with a lot of surprises and a lot of twists. I would say that the story is one about life, not life as in birth to death, although that comes into it but life from the emotional view, of happiness and contentment through to angry and confusion. All the other actors play brilliant roles, I like to pick some out but I can't because they all were so good. It is however a thinking movie, to enjoy and as near as mere mortals can, understand it, you need to keep thinking throughout the movie, which my turn many people off it. I would say however that if you don't see it in the cinema do rent it when it comes out in video stores, even if its just so you to can have an opinion on it. Well I know that I'll be renting it just so I might understand it more, yes the first time is good, but I've heard that the second is better.