This is a very intense Strindberg play, and a well-executed cinematic rendering by "Leaving Las Vegas" director Figgis.
But this project is "made" by the casting of Saffron Burrows, who gives an extraordinary, harrowing performance as Miss Julie. Hilary Swank was very good in "Boys Don't Cry" but, if there was a god in Hollywood, Saffron would have taken home a statue for this one. She clearly earned it.
