Quite agree, quite agree. Silly, silly, silly.

Rating: Null/10 (18 March 2003)

Maybe I watch too many movies, but I could see the twist in this one coming a mile away. I even pinpointed the 'splice'. It just seems like I've seen this all before. Jacob's Ladder? So the sci-fi Rod Serling bit is a flop. However, the movie building towards the dopey ending was actually quite interesting. The most intriguing was the brutal reality of seeing just how crudely vital is our physical appearance. A time proven fact that moviemakers and all artists compel us to suspend when appreciating their art, but we all know has nothing to do with reality. Example, Woody Allen getting with every hot broad in New York City. Puleeze. Cruise is a good-looking bloke, like him or not. What's more, he's great at playing the good looking bloke that gets the chicks in spite of or even as a result of his uncouth, devil may care attitude, that make the rest of us want to smack him one. This movie explores how all his successes, socially, inevitably hinged on his appearance. After he is horribly disfigured in an automobile accident, his obnoxious rake routine, carried out from behind a Quasimodo styled visage, is embarrassing to say the least. In fact, picture it in your mind right now. You know how Tom Cruise behaves when he's winning over a chick. Now imagine the Hunchback of Notre Dame acting like Tom Cruise. Doubley gruesome isn't it. There is even a scene where he and Cruz reenact the dialogue of their first meeting. It seemed witty charming and inventive when this great looking guy was performing it, but utterly awkward and dreadful coming out of the mouth of a twisted wretch. The girl now wants nothing to do with him, in spite of his wealth and everything else. He's just too freaky to look at. At this point in the film, I started thinking maybe they were onto something. But then you get the rest, and well, it's just very unsatisfying. For fans of Cruz, I will say you'll get your nudity money's worth.