Very Kubricky

Rating: 7/10 (14 March 2012)

Tom Cruise's character is a strange person. Although he may be very intelligent since he is a physician, in many scenes he shows the spectator he is not that sane. Many of his actions in this picture aren't totally normal. For instance, who would accept to enter in a hooker's house and after deciding the price, go away because the wife gave a simple call? It's not common among men. Nicole Kidman's is an even crazier character, and sometimes it's annoying that sex is the only thing she talks about. I don't think the story is very plausible or reliable, but I can admit it is original. The main thing that keeps this movie working is the exceptional DIRECTING. Kubrick, as usual, makes the slow story become very entertaining, and even shocking the spectator when the scene could be totally uninteresting. The scene of the mask laying in the pillow was pretty intense, I got even scared when this scene began-- and see, this isn't an horror movie or anything. All in all, even thought the poor ending, "Eyes Wide Shut" is a good movie due to the professional directing and the original story, but don't have extreme expectations from this...