Kubrick's final twist

Rating: 8/10 (14 July 1999)

Main stream movie fans expecting to see a "Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman" film may be disappointed to discover that they have been lured into watching a Kubrick film instead. What results is a cold, disturbing look into a disturbed man's psyche. Cruise plays it cool, as does Kidman. Which is just right inside the calculated world into which Kubrick has thrust them. This is a film best viewed without much preparation. Knowing too much may disrupt the mysterious atmosphere Kubrick tried so hard to preserve.