A shockingly real portrayal of a marriage

Rating: 8/10 (6 July 2008)

This is my third favourite Kubrick movie, 2001 being my favourite and ACO being second Eyes Wide Shut is nevertheless a great movie backed by powerful performances from Cruise and Kidman. The first time I watched it I was pretty unimpressed,much like the first time I saw 2001 and that is now my favourite movie. The second time round I liked it a lot more. Eyes Wide Shut paints a very honest and mature picture of marriage and in that lies it's beauty.
Despite not being married I can completely identify with Nicole Kidman,she is a bored housewife who fantasises about other men to spice up her life. When she discloses this to hubby Mr Cruise he then goes on a downhill spiral and the implications it has on their marriage. Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman were brilliant in their roles as husband and wife. I suppose I may as well admit that I initially brought the DVD for Nicole Kidman and her skin show(trust me she did not disappoint me in that area) but I was not expecting to immensely enjoy it which I did. It really is an absolute shame that Mr Kubrick could not bask in it's glory for long, he died shortly after making it. Eyes Wide Shut is another addition to Mr Kubrick's fine work as a director and the industry is poorer place without him.