The film’s central conflict is ignited not by an act of betrayal, but by the admission of the potential for one. Alice Harford’s (Nicole Kidman) candid confession of a past sexual fantasy involving a naval officer shatters her husband Bill’s (Tom Cruise) complacent worldview. This revelation propels Bill into a night-long odyssey through a surreal New York City, where he seeks a form of sexual or moral "retaliation". Mirrors and Masks
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