Judging without seeing the original

Rating: Null/10 (26 December 2001)

This film was absolutely phenomenal, and moves on to be twice as good each time I watch it. First, I appreciated the brilliant acting of Tom Cruise. Jason Lee was funny(sometimes: not his typical character) and Penelope Cruz was also very good, but Tom Cruise carried this film in my opinion with his heart felt emotions constantly running wild. It's like they ran right off the screen, touched my soul, and then the visual effects just made me go WOW. If Stanley Kubrick hadn't passed on, I would almost think that he had something to do with this film as the photography, the art, and the demented look of Tom Cruise after his accident were all very Kubrickesque. Even if you have no patience for the story, just watching this will make you admire all of the work that goes into putting a gem, onto the big screen. The art and visuals make this movie worth seeing as many times as it takes you to fully understand it, and once you do, you will be even more amazed.