Kubrick's final masterpiece

Rating: 9/10 (2 July 2016)

In Kubrick's final film, Eyes Wide Shut, it explores the themes of infidelity and trust between a married couple, played by Kidman and Cruise. This film is yet another example of the pure genius of filmmaker Stanley Kubrick. Like many of his other films, Eyes Wide Shut contains many subtle references that are easy to miss. For this reason, his films should always be viewed more than once to get the full effect. For most of the film, there is a sensible distrust between the couple. They have both had thoughts and experiences with cheating on each other, but it doesn't start to effect their relationship until they begin to talk about it with each other. Prior to learning that his wife, Alice, was at one point attracted to another man, Cruise's character, Bill, would never think about cheating on his wife. Although he clearly had thought about it, it seemed as though he would remain faithful to Alice. The night he finds out she had feelings for another man, the theme of fidelity becomes extremely present in his mind. In the end of the movie, they both decide, whether it was a dream or something they actually did, those feelings only existed during that night. Although the ending seemed unrealistic, I did enjoy seeing the change in Tom Cruise's character after realizing his wife almost cheated on him. In addition to the acting and the plot, this film, like Kubrick's other masterpieces, was beautifully shot. The movie also had a fitting soundtrack. Overall, I was satisfied with this movie as the final film of Stanley Kubrick's career.