Open and Provocative

Rating: Null/10 (14 September 1999)

First, this movie has a great title. Secondly, the casting is superb. The supporting cast (especially Sydney Pollack) is good too. I liked seeing Alan Cummings as the hotel desk clerk. The somewhat disturbing aspects were the score and the actual plot. I think Stanley Kubrick, although a cinematic genius, has gone a bit too close to the edge. It seems as if he has made a porn movie, but with a message. I especially felt the last line of the movie to be quite offensive. But in respect for Kubrick, I feel he has made a bold cutting edge film. The hype for this film was a bit much. I don't feel that this film lives up to the same quality as his others, and I'm upset that this was his last film. In closing,the score was way too repetitive and quite dissonant. But on the other hand, it probably did the job of capturing the mood of the disturbing plot. Even if it's not your cup of tea, if you're a Kubrick fan, you need to see this film just out of respect for this innovati