Intense thriller by the master

Rating: Null/10 (18 July 1999)

If you really haven't ever seen another Stanley Kubrick film, I wouldn't suggest going to this movie. Because it is more of Stanley's work, just as usual. It is a frank and thrilling story of a couple, torn between fidelity to each other, and fantasies with others. The woman, Alice (Nicole Kidman) reveals to her husband a fantasy she had about a man who stayed at a hotel with them a few years back. She tells him the harsh details of her sexual fantasies. The husband, (Tom Cruise), ends up going on a sexual adventure of his own, testing his fidelity to his wife. William (Tom Cruise) finds himself in a secret meeting of a sexual cult, and ends up getting more than he bargained for. But in the end, they confront each other with their fantastic stories. This film was a chilling portrayal of betrayal at its best. I thought it was a good movie and was a great ending to Kubrick's career.