It lacks Kubrick's typical touch

Rating: 7/10 (13 November 2006)

Eyes Wide Shut is not a bad movie. The story is engaging, the leading actors deliver good performances, the photography is exceptional...but it still lacks something. It lack's the final touch that makes a Stanley Kubrick picture a standalone thing. I mean....if you watch either A Clockwork Orange or 2001 A Space Odyssey (or Barry Lyndon, or any other early masterpiece Kubrick has delivered), at the end of the movie you're gonna be like:"Oh, my god! Was this movie for real or did I just dream it?", your mouth wide open and tears of joy shedding from your eyes. After watching this one I felt instead like I've been watching a good movie, telling an intriguing story and directed with professionality. That's all. Nothing special. Nothing even in the same league of other Kubrick movies. It lacks Kubrick's magic.
Bottom line: if this was directed by any other unknown guy it would be getting a 7. Disappointing.
5/10