“Maybe we should suspend the reductive question, ‘Is it any good or not?’ and acknowledge that it’s a fascinating, tantalizing film that will continue to be argued about.”
—New Statesman

“Above all, a masterpiece of sustained tone, a tightrope act that pays off in rich and unexpected ways.”
—AV Club

Stanley Kubrick’s dark comedy of sex and secrets — starring Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman — garnered mixed reviews upon release, but in the decades since, it has become recognized as a modern classic.