A Mesmerizing Masterpiece

Rating: Null/10 (14 August 1999)

Eyes Wide Shut (***1/2 out of ****) If you're looking for a movie to haunt you, steer clear of "The Haunting". Instead, go see "Eyes Wide Shut". This, in my opinion, is Kubrick's best film. I still can't get some of those images out of my head. I am not going to reveal too much about the film, except that the cast is excellent, as is Kubrick's direction. What a way to end his wonderful and unusual film career. I must warn that the film is definitely not for all tastes, and moves at such a leisurely pace that the running time is two hours and forty-five minutes. (The characters, especially Kidman, deliver their dialogue in small doses every few seconds. There's such a space between her words, you wonder whether or not she is going to finish.) I must also warn that the film barely escaped an NC-17 rating, so this film is certainly not for children. But it is, without a doubt, something to see.-Bryan A. Hicks