Sex, beauty, perfection

Rating: 7/10 (17 July 1999)

In Eyes Wide Shut, we have real-life married couple Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman going from happy couple to a marriage almost in shambles. The trip is a fun one, full of suspense and mystery, but if you are anything like me, you will find yourself wondering why Tom Cruise has trouble reciting lines that are scripted.
Sexual lust, always a hot topic, is a part of this movie, but it is story about beauty. The obsession of beauty is throughout the film, as rarely will you find a person disfigured or a physique too flabby. Even the set of New York City is misleadingly beautiful and perfect in and of itself. Beauty and perfection close the chapter of the career of the genius that is Stanley Kubrick.