Can we talk?

Rating: Null/10 (8 April 2000)

Eyes Wide Shut was one of those films that came into theatres and we all said we would go, and then for some odd reason, we opted out and saw Mickey Blue Eyes instead. In September, after realizing that EWS was gone from theatres, I asked myself, why? Why would I not go to a Kubrick film, hell, they only happen every seven years...?
I saw EyeS wide ShUt last week, and I had quite an experience. The film runs a little over 2.5 hours and at some points you feel it, some points, not at all.
I kept turning to my friends and saying, Wow, this is great! I just thought so intensly about every scene and it`s power over me. Cruise`s character abandons everything, he goes on a mysterious journey, something that I think we all wish we could do.
But peculiar as it may sound, the last fifteen minutes are a piece of junk. I``m serious, the scene between Sydney Pollack and Tom Cruise must be about ten minutes of: What are talking about? Well, Bill, listen...No What`s going on? Ah, Bill...!
Blah, Blah, Blah.
And that toy store scene seemed so out of place and dumb that I thought I was watching another movie.
Is it brilliant? Yes, there are certain parts that just enrapture you. Is the whole thing flawless? Not a goddamn chance.
2/4