The final movie from legendary filmmaker Stanley Kubrick. A masterpiece. A film of character study and discovery. A must see.

Rating: 10/10 (14 October 2000)

Anyone who knows anything about legendary filmmaker Stanley Kubrick knows just what a perfectionist he is when it comes to filmmaking. Kubrick takes the viewer down a haunting journey in every film he produces especially so in his final film "Eyes Wide Shut". The long length and creepy musical score of "Eyes Wide Shut" along with many other Kubrick films keep viewers in suspense, those Kubrick methods keep viewers in haunting drama throughout his movies, but that is only an element of intrigue that Kubrick uses in his plots leading up to surprises and hidden secrets to be discovered. "Eyes Wide Shut" has Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman star as an affluent couple in crisis. Cruise a Manhattan doctor begins to embark on a bizarre odyssey of sexual discovery after his wife (Kidman) admits to an unfulfilled romantic fantasy involving an attractive stranger. Cruise discovers a strange and underworld sex subculture through the streets of New York City. To his shock and amazement he finds that even close friends that he thought he knew well happen to be apart of this strange sex subculture. Cruise then tells his wife (Kidman) about his bizarre odyssey then in the films ending the couple both once again discover there sexual feelings. Though Kubrick's long drawn out pace and haunting score are complicated to many he sends some very clear messages with his final work "Eyes Wide Shut" one when beginning with a crisis individuals must go through a journey of discovery. Second a journey can lead to a unknown subculture that test sanity. Third through a journey discovery is found as in this films case it's sexual and morality leading Cruise back to Kidman no matter how bad or insecure the situation anyone can learn to enjoy what they have. What one person learns through a journey of discovery the other can be eager to take part in related things, as evidenced by Nicole Kidman's last words in the movie after Tom ended his odyssey watch and you will understand. A masterpiece and a tribute to Stanley Kubrick it's nice his final film was so great he always wanted a film to be a search and discovery to the viewer no matter how complicated. You male viewers get a treat you get a couple scenes of Nicole Kidman nude, but this film has so much more it's a meaning of discovery. It took me two viewings to fully understand the meaning that's why I feel anyone should watch "Eyes Wide Shut" it educates a viewer to explore and think.