Mr. Cage has become such a wet-eyed purveyor of moral anguish that he makes Mr. Pitt look calm, cool and collected.

I can't say I warmed to the results, but I was solidly held for the film's two hours.

A movie that keeps jumping the gate and finally unravels all over the floor.

It's a daring, divisive thriller that may not appeal to all viewers thanks to its disturbing themes, but it remains a thought-provoking and intense thriller that has managed to maintain every bit of its devastating impact twenty-five years later.