Viewers at the edge of a nervous breakdown

Rating: 9/10 (9 September 1999)

It's a great movie about mankinds great themes. Love and passion, life and death, truth and lies, and of course: reality and dreams.
When I went to the theatre, I kept wondering what to expect. The German reviews were so different. And a lot of them just focussed on the sex. But actually the comments had more sex than the movie (what might explain some peoples' disappointment). In fact, Eyes Wide Shut is more about philosophy than about f**king.
And because of this deeper intentions all the sex scenes aren't sexy at all, but depressing and oppressive. They might cause strong emotions - but no erections.
Finally, a few words about the music and the sound. For the last time Kubrick was playing once again with non-diegetic music. Sometimes you think, that you are no longer able to the apalling piano. But you are. And it's worth it. Every single second.