Not a great reminder of Kubrick, nor of the actors!

Rating: 4/10 (16 October 2002)

A long, self-involved, film that shows you the hidden side of a couple on the fringes of high society. Interesting? Yes. Enjoyable. No. So much happens in this film that you just don't care about, and Kidman squeaks and screetches her way through the script so much that you just wish her off screen all the time while Cruise seems to be trying to deliver his most restrained performance of all time. Sure, it's an engaging story, but none of the outcomes or discoveries really excite you or interest you. Indeed at the final outcome, the hinge of the entire story, I just wanted them to shut up and get off the screen. Not a good sign, and not a good film.