Not Kubrick's best, over-hyped

Rating: 7/10 (17 July 1999)

Eyes Wide Shut was an average movie. It wasn't great, but it wasn't horrible. I thought that Kubrick and the cast would have taken more chances, given the subject matter, but they didn't. Nicole Kidman did a really good job, but Cruise did not. He had little change in his acting style from other movies. His character could have been Jerry Maguire because it was played the same way. Overall, I was let down by this movie. I expected more because of all the hype. Wait until video.