Great or grating?

Definitely the latter. The film was over-long, over-self conscious and predictable. While it definitely looks good, both main characters were two-dimensional (perhaps one in the case of Kidman) and not helped by dreadful dialogue. The sorry also lacked credibility. Long sexually complex nights broken up by Cruise turning up bright-eyed and bushy tailed for the high-powered day job. Or perhaps there is some profound underlying narrative I have missed?