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this is a personal plea to all the intelligent movie goers who may stumble on this site. Assuming that they may also at some point later, have the choice of whether or not to watch this film. DO NOT WATCH THIS REALLY REALLY TERRIBLE FILM! The plot is hopeless, the direction lame with dialogue about as funny as a cold bath. It is a romantic comedy without romance (there is not the slightest amount of chemistry between ANY of the stars) and it is not funny (not even one lousy line that lightens the gloom) Its over talkative, it takes far too seriously. It starts slowly, finishes really badly and is boring in the middle. There should be a law against people wasting talent like this. There are so many fine actors involved (Hugh Jackman in particular) we shoud have got, at the very least, a half way decent film. I want my 90 minutes of life back that i wasted on this dross.

I loved everything that Stanley Kubrick did, and made a special effort to see this. What a mistake! From the opening (Nicole Kidman on the toilet....was that really necessary?) through its endless over-talkative, pretentious so-called "twists" I remained totally bored. The only thing one can say about this tosh is that the only talent wasted on it was Kubrick's. Neither Tom Cruise or Nicole Kidman have talent to waste: both are greatly over-rated.

So many good actors. A fantastic idea. At last, a truly black comedy against religion. Moreover, an intelligent film that didn't have to rely on endless special effects. It should have been great. So why then did I get so bored half way through? There was just too much talking, too my theology (they seemed to be trying to get a mention to just about everyone in the Bible ) The film moved away from the original idea,ie that it was supposed to be a work of ENTERTAINMENT. Half way through it stopped being funny and became a theological exercise. I almost expected that there was going to be a quiz at the end! All this, plus a truly appalling performance by Linda Fiorentino! Why did she act drunk all the time? I have always liked her but in this she was simply dreadful. At best, sadly, is a 4 out of 10