It came. We saw. But did it conquer?

Rating: 8/10 (25 October 1999)

There is no doubt in my mind that Eyes Wide Shut is a master work. It's a feel isn't it? Somehow you can sense that Nicole Kidman, a very beautiful woman, has been coached into the role of - a very beautiful woman. But it's not the same beautiful woman. What a clever trick! The New York streets, (put together in Pinewood), are so New York that you expect Gene Kelly to splash about in their puddles. Then there is the set that is a large number of the most perfect naked female bodies. Phew! That must have been CGI. It would upset the natural balance of the world if all that flawless flesh gathered in one room. Omitting to do the faces was just a tease. Oh, yeah.
And Tom Cruise was OK. So. Masterpiece? Maybe. It works for me.