WELL.... AT LEAST NICOLE IS BEAUTIFUL...

Rating: Null/10 (19 August 2001)

Stanley Kubrick has finally answered the question asked in my college Lit-Crit class: If somebody is a genius, are they ALWAYS a genius?
Apparently, NO.
If you don't like gratuitous nudity and lots of it (which, by the way I do!) then this movie has little to offer. I won't rehash the plot here, except to say that the same script, same cast, same director could have played this as a farce, and had a heck of a film on their hands. The "comic" elements of the film aren't very funny, but the "dramatic" parts are so far fetched, that you will laugh out loud. Sidney Pollack, Leelee Sobieski, and the rest of the supporting cast might want to leave this one OFF their resumes...
On the plus side, there is some pretty serious sex going on. Nicole Kidman is so mind-bogglingly gorgeous she defies description, and we get to see every perfect inch of her. If you are a single man, rent this, and watch it alone in a dark room. Otherwise, it's basically a waste of a rental. Like Showgirls, the plentiful nudity and "erotica" are not worth sitting through the awful plot for.
If you're looking for an excellent, artistic look at sex, love, and relationships, rent Henry & June instead.
Throw this one in the trash with Wild Orchid.