I have never been a Cruise fan. Yes, I saw the 1st Top Gun, good movie, but Cruise was just being Cruise. This movie is the first movie that I really believed him as an ACTOR, his character is far removed from the Cruise you have known in the past. He's no Michael Caine or anything, but he has finally reached his potential. I recommend it, even if you are not a Cruise fan.
I consider that film to perhaps be Kubrick's best even though it's far from my favorite. One of the only films that gets through to normies too, can't tell you how many people I've met that understand the implications it suggests.
And that isn’t even the version Kubrick wanted you to see. He died “conveniently” right before they finished editing the film. Steven Spielberg was brought in to “tighten” it up. It’s a theory that Kubrick was killed and that the over four hour rough cut that he showed to Warner Bros. executives has never seen the light of day and was most likely literally destroyed by Spielberg.
Cruise trying like hell to get laid but the only people hitting on him after the argument with his wife are either 13 yrs old, crazy, or gay....tries a hooker, gets interrupted before undressing by his wife on the phone... then the hooker has AIDS so he was lucky he didn't get laid! :)
I have never been a Cruise fan. Yes, I saw the 1st Top Gun, good movie, but Cruise was just being Cruise. This movie is the first movie that I really believed him as an ACTOR, his character is far removed from the Cruise you have known in the past. He's no Michael Caine or anything, but he has finally reached his potential. I recommend it, even if you are not a Cruise fan.
He was very good in Eyes Wide Shut actually.
I consider that film to perhaps be Kubrick's best even though it's far from my favorite. One of the only films that gets through to normies too, can't tell you how many people I've met that understand the implications it suggests.
And that isn’t even the version Kubrick wanted you to see. He died “conveniently” right before they finished editing the film. Steven Spielberg was brought in to “tighten” it up. It’s a theory that Kubrick was killed and that the over four hour rough cut that he showed to Warner Bros. executives has never seen the light of day and was most likely literally destroyed by Spielberg.
I love Kubrick's dry humor
Cruise trying like hell to get laid but the only people hitting on him after the argument with his wife are either 13 yrs old, crazy, or gay....tries a hooker, gets interrupted before undressing by his wife on the phone... then the hooker has AIDS so he was lucky he didn't get laid! :)
"best/far from favorite" - agreed. Not the easiest or most fun to watch. FAR better now that I understand it than it seemed at the time it came out.
Need to rewatch it. I wasn't impressed the first time.
Ditto.