A rake of a movie that will leave you with plenty to think about...

Rating: 8/10 (16 July 1999)

Eyes Wide Shut keeps you on your heels and demands your attention throughout the length (2 hours and 45 minutes) of the film. The plot follows a simple concept: marriage and fidelity.
Tom Cruise and his real-life wife play a successful married couple that at first appearance has everything they could possibly desire. However, under the surface the viewer finds it apparent that this couple is struggling with a marriage that seems to have lost its appeal. Kidman demonstrates, in startling detail, that she is not perfect wife her husband envisions. With no more than words and insinuation she makes evident that adultery does not require the carnal act of sex, but it is legitimately possible to be unfaithful in mind alone. Kidman's all-to-honest confession sends Dr. Billy (Cruise) for ride that begins with simple introspection and leads him to the veritable edge. Our hero, Cruise, becomes involved in an elaborate game of vindication through adultery and deception, and sends our hero to the brink and back.
Eyes Wide Shut is visually stunning and it's obvious that Kubrick poured his soul into his final film. He is a master of leading the viewer through an intricate look into our collective humanity. You find yourself feeling the pain and paranoia of his characters, and you will question if what you are watching is real or if its is imagined. Crammed with irony, the story is as abstract as it is simple. In all, you will enjoy the movie long after you leave the theater.