Eyes Wide Shut

Warner Bros. Pictures | Release Date: July 16, 1999

5.8	USER SCORE Mixed or average reviews based on 523 Ratings

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SummersausageJan 6, 2013

Kubrick finally went to the place that he has always bordered on. A pit of nonsense due too a plot that doesn't begin or end and nudity to a point where I just thought, Okay it is not possible to have that much naked in one room. Creepy andKubrick finally went to the place that he has always bordered on. A pit of nonsense due too a plot that doesn't begin or end and nudity to a point where I just thought, Okay it is not possible to have that much naked in one room. Creepy and cool build up to a wreck of a inapplicable ending.… Expand

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J-ShapAug 25, 2011

Eyes Wide Shut is an amazing tapestry of ideas. But, alas, as a film, it fails. The problem is not solely due to the awkward performances by Cruise and Kidman, but actually due to Kubrick's own direction. While a master of mis-en-scene,Eyes Wide Shut is an amazing tapestry of ideas. But, alas, as a film, it fails. The problem is not solely due to the awkward performances by Cruise and Kidman, but actually due to Kubrick's own direction. While a master of mis-en-scene, atmosphere, and visuals, Kubrick has always been an emotionally distant director. This is probably due to Kubrick's own personality, but his misanthropic tendencies work in films like Dr. Strangelove, A Clockwork Orange, and Paths of Glory, due to his understanding of craft and touch for cold feeling that isolates the viewer when it is supposed to. He is emotionally distant in a good way, like a Radiohead song. But while Kubrick's tactics of isolation worked in films with cold feelings and misanthropy, it fails in Eyes Wide Shut. The film is supposed to be about the inner-workings of the human brain, and specifically, the part that can bring out intense emotions. The problem is Kubrick seems so disinterested in his own characters, as well as Cruise and Kidman, that to connect emotionally, which a character study needs, fails. It is a vast pool of ideas, but nothing to string them together.… Expand

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keanexMar 21, 2018

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Ultimately this movie is about a married couple who find themselves fantasizing about others, one in dreams, and one who attempts to act them out after learning of the dreams. As a whole I get the point, but the dialog is painful to endure at times, moving at a snail's pace, and the story didn't really do much for me.… Expand

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spollardMar 24, 2014

Perhaps I need to watch this again. Roger Ebert said it best; "the reconciliation at the end of the film is the one scene that does not work." And he was right, it felt like they had to tie up any loose ends and they had to do it fast as thisPerhaps I need to watch this again. Roger Ebert said it best; "the reconciliation at the end of the film is the one scene that does not work." And he was right, it felt like they had to tie up any loose ends and they had to do it fast as this film was approaching two and half hours. This needs to be watched with some effort as it will be difficult to understand for many. However, the movie is very well done but has its faults. It is an average film with score of 57.1 out of 100.… Expand

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gracjanskiFeb 20, 2021

The atmosphere is so snobish in the movie. Also it is tool long, for example because the characters are talking so slowly, I almost fell asleep. The basic story of the movie is interesting though, but could be more told.

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Onlyclassicvg1Feb 27, 2021

A doctor (Tom Cruise) becomes obsessed with having a sexual experience after his wife, Alice (Nicole Kidman), confesses to having fantasies about a random servicemen she briefly encountered over a year ago.

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