Kubrick's Final Masterpeice is Flawless

Rating: 10/10 (17 July 1999)

Stanley Kubrick's final film, EYES WIDE SHUT, is a breathtaking story of a marriage plagued by jealousy and a husband seeking revenge. Tom Cruise shines in his brillant potrayal of Dr. Bil Harford as he searches for answers in a haze of sexual confusion. Nicole Kidman plays his wife in heartbreaking scenes where she tells Cruise of her fantasies of another man. Some scenes will haunt you, such as the well-publicized orgy scene. Every moment is flawless. The acting is fabulous, the scenes are eerie, and you find yourself delving whole-heartedly into the escapades of Harford. EYES WIDE SHUT is characteristically Kubrick, and his final movie is just as good, if not better, than its predecessors.