A long winded drab final curtain for a great Director.

Rating: Null/10 (11 August 1999)

I found "Eyes wide shut" a long winded drab final curtain for a great Director. I have to agree with those who attended the Premier. This film failed on so many levels, especially as entertainment.
Yes the camera work and direction were masterly but what about enjoyment? I fell asleep three times and had to be nudged awake.
The stacatto musical score harked back to a minimalist period well before Vitaphone. The slow, drawn out dialogue. Film for the hearing impaired?
The derivative Fellini style 'Orgy Scene' was this meant to be reminiscent of Sweden circa 1955? Maybe one of Lucretia Borgia's more lurid masked evenings? Yes, I'll admit that Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman were attractive but what is the point of a 20 carat diamond set in mud? My opinion? Not worth the entrance cost. In a word Yawn!!!!