enjoyable

Rating: 10/10 (11 November 2001)

I liked this movie a lot. For once a movie does not seem calculated to please the majority of a large audience. It doesn't pander to the impatient. It doesn't blatantly tug on the heartstrings or the libido. It doesn't attach itself to a genre. It doesn't teach any lessons. Eyes Wide Shut is a simple, honest movie that doesn't try to manipulate or console its audience. Instead it has great atmosphere and a good sense of humor poking at cultural attitudes toward jealously, sexual intercourse, heterosexuality, and flirting. Great escapist entertainment.