The opening scene in "Sex, Lies, and Videotape" has Ann Mullany (Andie MacDowell) talking with her therapist about all the garbage that humans produce. Where are we going to put it all, she asks. One might say that the irony of her talking about garbage is that she never looks at the garbage in her personal life. Married to a philandering executive (Peter Gallagher) - who's having an affair with her sister (Laura San Giacomo), no less - Ann lives a sexually repressed existence, and spends her days cleaning her house, a clear sign of no fulfillment in her life. But that might all be about to change, now that she's met Graham Dalton (James Spader).

Steven Soderbergh made a great directorial debut here, leading to the prolific career that he has now (including executive producing "Syriana" and "Good Night, and Good Luck"). The cast members all do a great job with the roles, and the script is laid out perfectly. A great movie.