Lesser Kubrick

Rating: 6/10 (24 August 2017)

Not much happens in Eyes Wide Shut, yet somehow the movie kept my attention. It's weirdly interesting, but not necessarily good. Because of that, it seems much shorter than its almost three-hour length.
While Nicole Kidman got better reviews than husband Tom Cruise, they really gave basically the same performance, which is mainly comprised of talking really slowly. I give no credit or blame to either of them for that, since it's clearly what Kubrick wanted.
But that's Kubrick for you. He knew what he wanted, he got what he wanted, and then the audience liked it or didn't. He was an uncompromising visionary, and while I would have liked his final movie to be something I actually enjoyed, I do admire his lack of compromise.
Still, for me the most entertaining moment of the movie was when Cruise groped Kidman and my girlfriend whispered ("probably the first time that's ever happened.")