The nays have it

Rating: 1/10 (26 July 1999)

EYES WIDE SHUT is among the least involving movies I have ever seen. Part of the problem is Tom Cruise. He still looks and seems 18, making it impossible for him to carry his role (and the film). But the problems run deeper than that. Not only is the dialogue awful, but the key dialogue scenes drag on endlessly. There is a complete lack of dramatic tension. There's no stamp of genius on this movie. There's nothing but 2 and a half hours of waiting for the movie to end. The best news is, it did.