A stroke of sheer genius.

Rating: 10/10 (25 July 1999)

Most films today are not particularly good. Every once in a while a film comes along that can be called satisfactory and on a very, very rare occasion pretty good. How I long for the days when a film such as A Clockwork Orange could come along and shock a viewer into agreeing with the characters on screen. The most recent example of this that I can think of is the South Park movie. Perhaps I've seen this film too many times to comment very well on it, but I'll try anyway.
Stanley Kubrick can do things no other director can. He can trick you into thinking. The first time I saw this movie I was thinking and didn't even know it! Truly, this is the first film that ever really made me think. Some people think that this movie is just rape, assault, and murder. Nothing could be further from the truth. This movie has an anti-government theme, and there are few things I respect more than anti-government themes. Well, what else can I say about this movie that hasn't been said a thousand times before? I really liked it, and I think it's a shame that Eyes Wide Shut will be Stanley Kubrick's last movie. But, that's just me.