Not as good as I anticipated.

Rating: 3/10 (2 July 2000)

To put it simple. I and my wife, really did not enjoy this movie. I certainly do not see how it is Oscar material. Kevin Spacey delivered what I see as a normal performance for himself. I saw the movie as drawn out and intertwined in immoral subplots. Certainly deserving of an R rating, and unsuitable for anyone under the age of 18. Yes, the individual acting performances were great, but the overall plot of the movie really was below average.
If this movie has to make you think at all about your own life...then certainly you should be thinking about your life and how you are living.
I would recommend this movie to anyone that is insecure in any relationship...husband-wife, wife-husband, father-daughter, mother-daughter, parents-friends of your kids, father-son, son-father, neighbor-neighbor, you name it, any relationship....then yes you might want to see this movie, and see exactly how foolish your own life might be.....However if you are very secure in a relationship, any of the above, then you really don't need to see this movie, and it won't make you think at all.......I rate this movie a 3/10