So freaking good!!!

Rating: 8/10 (22 October 2012)

From the first scene itself when the camera moves seductively over the naked body of Nicole Kidman, you know you are in throes of a legendary director. Kubrick, who passed away one week after completing the edit on this movie, makes one of his best flicks here. Based on a 1926 book called Dream Story, this tells about a doctor, played quite well by Tom Cruise, who goes on a night of sexual discovery after learning that his wife, played by Kidman who was his real wife at that time, almost cheated on him once. He meets a motley of characters and his interactions with them are written and directed superbly by Kubrick. There is the unforgettable scene in the castle which will send shivers down the spine. In the acting department, Kidman easily bests Cruise even though she has a much smaller role. The background score is superb. There are scenes which depict orgies and they understandably are explicit. The scenes are set up and executed so beautifully. Kubrick was in a class of his own. This is his final movie and the touch never waned. 4 out of 5 for this masterpiece. It is nearly 155 minutes long but did not drag even once and that is the hallmark of a great director.