Definitely worth watching

Rating: 10/10 (8 January 2002)

The movie is definitely worth watching. I'm not sure why the movie has gotten such a love it/hate it reputation, but I definitely loved it. Tom Cruise is a great actor. I wish he'd do more of these dramatic kind of roles because he can definitely act. Cameron Diaz gives a great performance and steals the show from Penelope Cruz who gives a solid performance, but wasn't as impressive as Diaz. Jason Lee plays Jason Lee, which is always fun, but like Steve Buscemi's trade-mark witticism from the 90s, Lee's schtick is getting just a little tiresome, in my opinion. Kurt Russell, who I'm a big fan of, has a good supporting role in the film.
There was a lot of eye candy as far as the visuals. I loved the scene at the club. I think Cruise did some of his best acting in this sequence. Rex Reed said there was some unintentional laughter in the film, but who was to say it's unintentional? I laughed at several points in the film, but that only made me enjoy it more. What he calls unintentional, I call "dark comedy". I also enjoyed the diverse soundtrack.
I would recommend seeing the film on a big screen, but one thing about the film for those waiting to see it on video or DVD. This is a movie you got to sit down and pay attention to. If you're one of those people that likes to get up and do the dishes or fix the room or talk during the movie, you're NOT going to follow it AND thus you're probably not going to like it.