Another Hollywood Miscasting Homicide

Rating: Null/10 (23 June 2002)

Here again we have another fascinating story to tell (a la `Abre Los Ojos') and 'Surprise! Surprise!' it takes the Hollywood formula route. The script rework actually dumbs-down to 'rye' rather then bleached white (that's a compliment), but the cookie-cutting casting was as bad or worse then 'Bonfire'. Three pretty faces and that's a wrap!
Cruise barely works. Cruz's puppy-face treacle was unbearable - I'm ready for Adam West to do Shakespeare before I suffer through another movie with her. And bonus! Diaz with semi-cerebral dialogue! I think we've got another Diane Keaton here..
Do you sense a little hostility? This is textbook Tinseltown at its worse, actually deconstructing art.