A dream is never only a dream

Rating: Null/10 (9 February 2006)

Bill Harford (Cruise) is a successful physician, married to the beautiful Alice (Kidman), the story begins with the couple attending a Christmas party thrown by Victor Ziegler (Pollack). During the party, Bill leaves Alice to talk to an old college mate, Alice, alone, and after consuming too much champagne begins to engage in a conversation while slow dancing with one of the guests, who never quits trying to seduce her. Mean while, we see Bill flirting with two babes, as if Alice didn't even exist.
The real plot begins after the party, at home, Bill and Alice stoned and sharing a joint, Alice suddenly begins asking about the two girls Bill was flirting with, and what seemed a casual jealousy-based conversation between couples reach a dangerous swerve when Alice confronts Bill with the fact that she is a woman and women  even if married  do lust other men (contrary to the naive thought that all women look for is love, family and security), Alice begins telling Bill about a certain marine soldier she noticed while vacationing with her husband in Cape Code a year ago, Alice confessed that that day, during making love with her husband, she never quite thinking of that guy.
Bill devastated and confused, begins a journey in the wild places of New York, and ends up with attending a masked party organized by some unknown powerful figures, who gather secretly to perform weird sexual rituals and orgies. This party will ultimately change Bill forever.