Brilliant Film

Rating: Null/10 (5 December 2003)

Fitting exit for Stanley Kubrick in deceptively simple thriller, the plot being about much more than it seems to be...
Perhaps the film's title should be "Eyes Open, Mind Shut".
Does the Cruise character really not see that it is not the same girl, or through his wealthy friend's hidden motives, or is there a more subtle mental block at work here??
As it is, it's a mystery for only us to solve, and that does take some repeated viewing. Kubrick's claustrophic, camerawork and compelling storyline keeps the viewer watching though..