A Film That Keeps It's Mystery

Rating: 8/10 (15 June 2000)

An excellent film, and very Kubrickesque. Lots of the brilliant director's classic trademarks are in here: the deliberate pacing, zooms, the angle of the close-ups, etc, etc. What I loved most about this film was that you weren't given a clear-cut answer to anything. The house, Nick, Mandy, the dream, you could make of it what you wanted. Maybe that's why so many people didn't get it, because they needed it spelt out and spoon fed to them.

I have been waiting for a new Kubrick film for years. Funnily enough the first film of his I saw was 1987's Full Metal Jacket, which I rate as one of his best. I loved EWS. It was everything I hoped it would be. Well acted, well directed, well written and well shot. I will never look at a mask again without getting goosebumps.
My only criticism (if any) is that the start was a little slow-paced (what Kubrick film isn't), but that's it. A great movie. Stanley Kubrick RIP.