Curiously unfulfilling, but still pretty

Rating: 8/10 (11 March 2000)

Between the shiny veneer, reflected lights, and excellent camera work, Eyes Wide Shut seems a surprisingly simplistic movie. Basically a juxtaposition of a steamy dreamworld of sexual fantasies and secrets with the mundanities of married life. Both Cruise and Kidman's characters seem to be rebelling against the placidity of their comfortable, fertile, and relatively wealthy marriage with potentially dangerous consequences. Stylistically perfect, but neither Cruise or Kidman seem to pull off their characters terribly well.