An excellent final masterpiece by the best director of our time

Rating: 10/10 (16 July 1999)

I have sat through this film twice in it's opening day and words themselves can't describe how brilliant Stanley Kubrick really is. This is his 13th film, being known as the longest shoot in film history, and might just be as remembered by his fans right up there with A Clockwork Orange and 2001: A Space Odyssey.
From those who have seen the previews or trailers and feel very interested in seeing the film, don't read the reviews that give away anything. The less you know about the film the better it is and that is why nothing has been given away about the film until now as the critics release their reviews all over the nation. For the full experience of Eyes Wide Shut, go in there with your interested mind only, and see where Kubrick brings you in this "thriller about jealousy and sexual obsession." Those should be the only words that should sum up the plot for you, anything else would reveal too much.
This is a film the Academy won't overlook. Being the last film of Stanley's it's always to be remembered and I can see nominations already for Best Picture, Best Director (Kubrick), Best Actor (Cruise), Best Actress (Kidman), Best Supporting Actor (Pollack), Best Costume Design, Best Art Direction, Best Cinematography, and Best Editing all being announced as the next awards show comes early next year.
Unfortunately we won't see the film Kubrick has intended us to see until it comes out on video. It would have received an NC-17 which Warner Bros. was to afraid to accept so we must sit through a digitally-altered 65 second scene. I don't think this film was intended for younger audiences in the first place, and defiantly not intended for film-goers who only want to see the sex between the two main leads. This is an intelligent thriller, not an erotic pornography, so be prepared to see how far the film can take you. 10/10