Eyes Wide Open... and glued to Nicole's tush.

Rating: 4/10 (23 July 1999)

This movie is the three-toed sloth of the film world. It is massive, slow, interesting to look at, and extinct. By extinct, I mean that it tries to shock the viewer with scenes of strange sex, but nowadays most of the viewers have been there and have indeed done that. If this movie were made in the sixties, I'm sure it would have caused quite a stir, but not now.
As far as the pacing goes, the late Mr. Kubrick tries so hard to create tension with how the timing runs, but instead it left this viewer wanting to shout at the screen, "Act faster!". The dialog was delivered slowly, endless scenes of Tom walking around the city slowly, people staring at each other for interminable amounts of time... I was literally yawning thirty minutes into the movie.
The only reason to see this movie is for the beautiful naked bodies. Trust me, however, that is a very compelling reason to see it! Nicole Kidman looks as good as I imagined she would (keep your eyes open for the two dimples on her back, worth the $7.50 right there!), and the rest of the cast were just as easy on the eyes.
Overall, unless you have a burning desire to see Nicole Kidman nude 15 feet tall in front of you, wait for the video.