Eyes Wide Shut Movie Review:


The final film from master director Stanley Kubrick is an eerily detached exploration of erotic desire and obsession. An argument on fidelity with wife Nicole Kidman sends doctor Tom Cruise wandering into the Manhattan streets and into a variety of sexually-charged situations, culminating in a visit to a secret, upper-class orgy that could have dangerous consequences for Cruise and his family. Sydney Pollack, Todd Field, Marie Richardson, Alan Cumming also star. 159 min. Standard; Soundtracks: English 5.1; Subtitles: English; interviews with Cruise, Kidman and Steven Spielberg; TV spots; theatrical trailer; scene access.

This film took top honours in the most boring films of the year award.

This film was hyped on the covers of magazines by people who had not even seen it and when they did they were very ashamed of themselves. Most critics had the sense to pan it, but some praised this tedious, salacious finish to an otherwise distinguished career by Stanley Kubrick.

Alan Caruba

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