Stanley Kubrick's daring last film is a bracing psychosexual journey, a riveting suspense tale and a career milestone for stars Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman as a wealthy Manhattan couple whose marriage unravels after a Christmas party. Cruise plays a doctor who plunges into an erotic foray that threatens his marriage — and may ensnare him in a murder mystery — after his wife's (Kidman) admission of sexual longings. As the story sweeps from doubt and fear to self-discovery and reconciliation, Kubrick orchestrates it with masterful flourishes. Graceful tracking shots, rich colors, startling images: bravura traits that make Kubrick a filmmaker for the ages are here to keep everyone's eyes wide open.
(159 min, Rated-R for strong sexual content, nudity, language and some drug-related material)

