Blame it on the gossips!

Rating: 9/10 (28 September 1999)

Nicole Kidman and Tom Cruise in a Kubrick's movie? Well, everybody read and heard many things about it, but you know what KUBRICK means in a motion picture. When he was not perfect like he was in "2001" and "A Clockwork Orange", he was high above the average like in "Lolita" and "The Shining", for example. In addition, Kidman and Cruise are not only the most gorgeous couple of the movies but they are, indeed, very talented. Then Kubrick died, what meant that it was the last chance to see a new production with his name. Mix these facts with all the gossip that came before the movie itself and so here it is: the most awaited movie of the year, along with Star Wars, maybe.
These facts are well known, but you have to recall them cause it explains why some of the Kubrick's fans got a little disappointed with "Eyes Wide Shut". It's not a fine situation cause, usually, you don't know where the emotions of the related facts end and where starts the impact of the movie itself. Besides, you will never get surprised cause you expect nothing less than the best.
Well, the movie is a genius' work, no doubt about it. In the beginning, you may feel a little strangeness: Kidman and Cruise seem a little dislocated. Wouldn't they bear the responsibility of being in a Kubrick's movie? No way. When the scene of Kidman's confession gets, this problem is already gone and then the rhythm starts to flow in Kubrick's way. It's a delightful experience.
Moreover, "Eyes Wide Shut" is not in the same level as "2001", but what kind of movie would be? Now, when you compare it to the other movies that were released lately, it stands alone in the top. Isn't it what a Kubrick production is all about?