A film that depicts sex, sexuality and frustration.

Rating: 9/10 (30 August 2008)

Eyes Wide shut is a very interesting film. The film hasn't got any big plots, but has a lot of long, gentle scenes which have a very obvious theme; sex and sexuality.
The film evolves around a couple who have been married for over 8 years. They have a luxurious house and a young daughter. They seem to have it all, until early in the film Alice (Nicole Kidman) opens up to her husband, Bill Harford (Tom Cruise) about how she feels about sexual lust and how it's affecting their relationship. After an unbelievable unreal truth from his wife, he leaves their apartment. And in this night of pondering and confusion, he encounters parts of the town filled with sexual culture, frustration and desperation. As he experiences, he learns frightening truths along the way.
As mentioned, the film hasn't got a direct plot, but it shows different parts of human sexuality and sexual relationships. It kind of throws it in your face sometimes, because it barely gives you a break. Either you can think of this as very interesting or very exhausting as you might get the "I get the point" in your head. I for myself am not sure what I make of this, but I really learnt and understood different aspects for different types of sexual topics (Such as; homosexuality, prostitution, pedophilia and fantasies) It also asks the question of how important sex is in a relationship and how many people might confuse the two.
Other than that, I felt that the character studies of Dr. Harford were very captivating. It kind of answered some of my other questions, which was how a person with high intelligence and full of love can still not fully understand the other part of the relationship which lacks spark and excitement.
All in all a film worth seeing with a message and theme which is more than ever relevant in the world we live in today.