So I was bored and went ahead and watched this again today. Let me tell you something, Red Pill readers NEED to see this movie. If you ever wondered what an alpha widow or a beta male looks like, this film has it! Understanding things as I do today really made this film understandable whereas before it was an undefinable mess.

SPOILER:
Cruise's character is a doctor who's wife had a craving for an alpha male and she's just going through teh motions with him. They both accept this as their reality and go through life with eyes wide shut, so to speak. They're aware of their unhappiness, but choose to live the life they've made with each other and accept the shitty circumstances. She's trapped with a beta male who is a fantastic provider who she still loves, and yet hates that she loves him because she craves the other guy's alpha cock.

Also, whether Cruise's character is a beta male or lesser alpha remains to be seen. I guess it's all contextual based on which women you're talking about. To his wife he's beta, but to the daughter of his patient that dies he's an alpha who is also in a relationship with a beta. Fantastic stuff. I'm looking forward to the dialogue it can open up here.