Bizarre

Rating: 7/10 (11 August 2019)

Where to begin with this film... it's not bad I mean I think it's interesting but man... It's very surreal viewing this. This was the last film Stanley Kubrick directed before his tragic passing and I have to say I think it's a good film to go out on. The story's about a happily married couple Dr. Bill and Alice Harford (Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman) who attend a Christmas party in New York. After they come home they discuss their fantasies while high on weed. At first it's innocent until Alice admits one of hers involving a naval officer in Cape Cod. This shocks Bill who decides to sleep with someone. This leads him to a bizarre masked orgy where he almost dies had a mysterious woman not sacrifice herself for him.
Afterwards he begins to fear for his life wondering if he's being watched and in danger or not. From this point on it gets really bizarre. The film has a dreamlike feel which keeps you hypnotized. The orgy scene's very surreal yet unsurprisingly erotic. There're a lot of scenes that are hilarious like the scene where when Bill is returning his costume, the store owner, Mr. Milich (Rade Serbedzija) kicks out 2 customers and puts them under a citizens arrest for screwing with his daughter (Leelee Sobieski) yet it's also gross because she looks underage and it doesn't help that in a later scene it's implied they worked something out when Bill notices the same men are there. The actors do a good job conveying the dreamlike yet menacing feel to the movie. Tom Cruise does well playing the busy yet charming Dr. Bill searching for the ultimate conquest.
Eyes Wide Shut is an interesting yet bizarre film. It's not bad as it has an interesting style and is interesting to watch but it's weird and even uncomfortable at times. If you like art films I suggest you check this one out.