Excellent, challenging film

Rating: 9/10 (27 July 1999)

This film is a challenge to watch. I must see it again. There is so much ambiguity in the film, so beware. Nicole Kidman should be nominated for her performance. Cruise, probably not. The digitized orgy scenes are a hype: you wouldn't know they did anything if you didn't hear about it first. By the way, that entire scene is worth your $8.00. It's tense and disturbing. Some people complain about the Cruise-Pollack conversation at the end. I saw that as ambiguous as well. People lie, you know. And of course, Kidman's final words make for a fantastic ending. This picture is not for everyone. You have to like film, not movies (i.e., explosions, teenage angst, etc.).