Kubricks most erotic yet chilling film

Rating: 10/10 (16 September 2006)

What a momentus year 1999 was, George Lucas returned with one of three Star Wars prequels after a twenty year absence in cinema as did Terrence Mallick with his compelling tale of war The Thin Red Line, David Fincher produced the most controversial film of the 90's with Fight Club and legendary filmmaker Stanley Kubrick tragically passed away. With Stanley Kubricks final film, Eyes Wide Shut, he weaves an intricate tale of lies, deceit, envy, paranoia and sexuality. Eyes Wide Shut is undoubtedly Kubricks darkest and most confronting film not because it's subject matter is exploited, but the fact that such common sexual urges and tendencies can be led to morbid outcomes of the highest caliper, in addition to that Eyes Wide Shut can also be perceived as a pretext to Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman's ambiguous marital relations. A structured tale of sexual proclivities expressed from the introspective of cinemas most influential filmmaker.