An interesting character study

Rating: 10/10 (6 February 2004)

For some reason this very thought provoking Stanley Kubrick masterpiece (an art house film marketed as a standard star studded Hollywood blockbuster) reminded of the 1955 William Holden - Kim Novak film Picnic in that it's about the way two people love each other both sexually and emotionally. Like that film, the plot here is threadbare and serves only to observe the relationship between two lovers. In this case we see how the the two partners in the relationship react to imagined and almost fait accompli infidelities. I for one was yet again very impressed by the always technically meticulous Kubrick and the performances he elicited from his cast. On a side note, I think the actor who played the costume shop owner also appeared in Cruise's MI:2.