ART!!

Rating: 9/10 (27 July 1999)

Eyes Wide Shut is a stunning work of cinematic art that true fans of Kubrick, and of cimema drool over. There are so many things to discuss within this film. You can talk about Kubrick's use of color and light, the deliberatly paced dialogue, the musical score, art direction....all of these things were carefully constructed for the purposes of art. This is not a film an average moviegoer who checks his brain at the door will enjoy! It is a psychological drama in which everything in the movie is meant to reflect the inner turmoil of the characters, Cruise and Kidman, onscreen. A stunning work that will haunt you for days as it essentially explores the bond of marriage. Mainstream audiences expecting "Basic Instinct" will be disappointed. This is ART, not garbage. Go see it, twice.
The ending is one of the best I've seen in recent years!!