Worth watching but problem with characters

Rating: Null/10 (21 September 1999)

Story: There is not much to add from all the comments entered here. Let me first say, that certain parts of the film were brilliant. Someone said Cruise had no motivation to look around, the answer is : sexual desire needs no true motivation, only a little push. But I do think that the "reel" problem with the movie is that Tom Cruise character never really unleashes his demons. His breakdown at the end and "confession" is puzzling. After all, he did nothing, he was only tantalized. For the scene to work, he should have gone all the way (at least in one of his opportunities).

Actors: Cruise is perfectly casted (as much as I find him irritating). But Nicole at times seems a bit off. It's a strange sort of performance that at points I thought it was good and at other points seemed amateurish. But you gotta love Sidney Pollack!!!