nice film

Rating: 9/10 (14 May 2003)

** possible spoilers **
Part of my attraction to this film is admittedly Nicole Kidman's beauty, Tom Cruise's performance. Kubrick is visually stunning, as always.
What is this film about? It's a film noir, in vivid color rather than black n white. It's a film about sexual intoxication, and about fidelity. Through all of Tom's escapades and Nicole's dreams, their two characters remain faithful.
This film is a document of a real life marriage, between Nicole and Tom, and their breakup was probably mirrored well by this plot, the only difference being that the characters have a daughter whereas Nicole and Tom did not have any children. I wonder whether their divorce was already in the cards prior to shooting this film, or whether perhaps this film served as something of a catalyst.
At the film's conclusion, Nicole's character tells Tom's that she cannot guarantee endless fidelity, but that they should have sex and play it day-by-day. In other words, the only resolution is that the two characters finally have sex. Neither of the characters had sex with anyone through the duration of a film which is saturated with sexual fantasy and orgies.

This film is about how marital relationships and sexual relationships interact. The film also documents the effects of economic/class standing and its effect on sexual expectation. And it's a very colorful moving picture.