Probing, Insightful, Masterful...Kubrick Through and Through

Rating: 7/10 (24 July 1999)

Kubrick's swan-song is on the money...pure Kubrick through and through. The haunting use of classical music, the lighting, the cavernous sets, they all spell the mystery of the master, Stanley Kubrick.
The detail is astounding. It's not hard to picture Kubrick shooting and reshooting scenes time after time, in order to capture just the right angle, just the right shadow, just the right expression.
I was captivated from the start by this story which plunges the very depths of human sexuality, yet makes a strong statement for marriage and family as being the genuine answer to the more base and carnal lusts within us all.
I looked at my wife at one point, and she had her hands over her ears as the piano played (you'll understand when you see it). Kubrick's use of imagery and music to torture while informing his viewer had me on the edge of my seat for the entire movie. Kubrick never insults the intelligence of his viewer.
EWS is a riveting and powerful exploration of the human condition...ala A Clockwork Orange. Thanks Stanley!