Both Nicole Kidman and Anthony Hopkins are vastly miscast in Robert Benton's poor adaptation of Philip Roth's poignant novel, one of the few works about contempo academic battlefields.

The acting is phenomenal (especially Harris), and the film will be a nice challenge for those in search of one.

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One of the most underrated pictures of 2003.

The film's frame groans in its attempt to contain such a complex story, and its actors ask us to accept implausible things... but it's ultimately rewarding.

A tricky adaptation of an unlikely novel that nevertheless goes almost as wrong as possible...prey to the most amateur varieties of structural and tonal errors.

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...a potboiler disguised as a work of art.

In an obvious stretch, Kidman’s acting calls attention to itself, especially with her broad gestures.