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Stanley Kubrick's final film is a mature, highly intelligent, thrilling masterpiece of sexual obsession and marital (in)fidelity. Tom Cruise stars as Bill Harford, a doctor who becomes obsessed with a sexual fantasy that his wife, Alice (Nicole Kidman), confesses to him. Although the fantasy (involving a naval officer) occurred .. Read more

Starring	Tom Cruise, Nicole Kidman, Madison Eginton, Jackie Sawris
Director	Stanley Kubrick
Genres	Drama

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Critic's review of Eyes Wide Shut
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- An atmospheric account of sexual jealousy, temptation and fidelity, meticulously made and with an oddly dreamlike quality about it; but, while being faithful to its slim source, it is also overlong and much too portentous.
- 31072
- - Halliwell's Film Guide
  - 02 Mar 2006 at 15:42
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  Perhaps Kubrick's masterpiece?
  
  Those who loathe Eyes Wide Shut are also those who hate reading novels. "Dude, like too many words..."
  
  Marketing executives at Warner Bros... read more »
  
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- 315008
- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - robertcoxwell
  - London
  - 25 Nov 2004 at 00:50
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  Kubrick's last hoorah.
  
  STANLEY KUBRICK was a director who didn’t like to be rushed. He took his time. He had wanted to make EYES WIDE SHUT in the 1970’s – but, for ... read more »
  
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- - MAXIMILIAN
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  - BURNHAM
  - 08 May 2012 at 14:05
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  - 2
  I wish my eyes were wide shut when watching this
  
  Being a fan of Tom Cruise and his early work, I honestly thought that this was goign to be great. However it's just about sex and a cult that likes sex... ... read more »
  
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- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - ryanryry
  - 5 reviews
  - 26 Jan 2012 at 23:22
- - 16
  - 0
  Over-indulged male gaze, but good use of fairy lights
  
  Highly stylised and with a beautiful twinkly dreamlike quality. That's about the only good thing I can say about this film. I guess Tom Cruise is alright-... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - 09 Dec 2011 at 10:18
- - 96
  - 104
  Yet another dismal Kubrick fiasco.
  
  Anyone who bothers to read my humble reviews will know of my abiding dislike for virtually all the work of Stanley Kubrick --- sorry Kubrick fans but this '... read more »
  
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- - roncoach
  - 263 reviews
  - suffolk
  - 07 Nov 2011 at 23:40
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  - 4
  Difficult to keep eyes open
  
  Boring, pretenious soft core porn for guardinistas. Nicole kidman looks great naked, hence the 2 stars, but that's about it.
  
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- - a customer
  - 10 Jul 2011 at 23:28
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  A review based on no assumptions
  
  I hadn't read any thing about EWS prior to watching it, and so watched the film completely open minded and not knowing what to expect.
  
  My initial... read more »
  
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- - burtonlass
  - 2 reviews
  - Derbyshire
  - 01 Jun 2011 at 11:25
- - 9
  - 6
  Annoying is an understatement
  
  Do not watch this unless you want to be annoyed! Seriously, the main part of the movie is all filled in mystery and then at the end... it doesn't reveal ... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - 22 May 2011 at 20:46
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  - 4
  Enjoyable but too long
  
  I enjoyed the film but have to say that it seemed to go on far too long. Tom Cruise just cant act and Nicole Kidman isnt much better.
  
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  - 20 May 2011 at 23:31
- - 7
  - 0
  Painfully acted, painfully slow.
  
  Tom Cruise is such a terrible actor, (nichole kidman is equally bad) I had to laugh when i watched the extras interview with him where he was telling how ... read more »
  
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- - thorleyart
  - 13 reviews
  - UK
  - 01 May 2011 at 11:46
- - 7
  - 0
  I could barely keep my eyes open zzzzzz
  
  having my eyes shut would have been far more interesting. For a Kubrick, this is a poor poor effort. Or maybe its just the fact that I can not stand Cruise and ... read more »
  
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  - bubgirl1984
  - 62 reviews
  - Brighton
  - 20 Apr 2011 at 16:41
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- - 105
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  Perhaps Kubrick's masterpiece?
  
  Those who loathe Eyes Wide Shut are also those who hate reading novels. "Dude, like too many words..."
  
  Marketing executives at Warner Bros... read more »
  
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- 315008
- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - robertcoxwell
  - London
  - 25 Nov 2004 at 00:50
- - 19
  - 3
  A great cure for insomnia
  
  This is a film which promises much but delivers little. You want nudity - you've got it, but shown in a way which makes Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs ... read more »
  
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- - Denning
  - London
  - 11 Apr 2005 at 13:22
- - 16
  - 0
  Over-indulged male gaze, but good use of fairy lights
  
  Highly stylised and with a beautiful twinkly dreamlike quality. That's about the only good thing I can say about this film. I guess Tom Cruise is alright-... read more »
  
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- 1071758
- - a customer
  - 09 Dec 2011 at 10:18
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  - 23
  Weird
  
  Oh what to say, I am still somewhat dazed by it all. A very strange film that I can imagine will not be everyone’s cup of tea.
  
  For the first 80 ... read more »
  
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- - Nick ussell
  - Surrey, UK.
  - 10 Aug 2006 at 23:56
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  - 2
  I wish my eyes were wide shut when watching this
  
  Being a fan of Tom Cruise and his early work, I honestly thought that this was goign to be great. However it's just about sex and a cult that likes sex... ... read more »
  
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- 1085855
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  - ryanryry
  - 5 reviews
  - 26 Jan 2012 at 23:22
- - 14
  - 3
  Eyes completely shut
  
  A yawn a minute. Long, ponderous and seemingly a naked woman a minute from dirty old man kubrick. There was as much sexual chemistry between Cruise and Kidman ... read more »
  
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- - Mel
  - Herts
  - 14 Aug 2004 at 15:39
- - 13
  - 0
  Dreadful...
  
  I am so mad with myself for watching this film to the end. The only reason for doing this was that I was so sure there must be a point to the film somewhere - ... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - Sheffield
  - 30 Jul 2008 at 15:22
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  Utter rubbish
  
  I would not recommend this movie to anyone I don't know what Kubrick, was thinking when he made this.
  
  This film has no point.
  
  This ... read more »
  
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- - michello
  - North Lanarkshire
  - 04 May 2006 at 22:29
- - 11
  - 0
  Poor
  
  Ultimately, this movie is slow and never goes anywhere. You keep thinking (hoping) it's going to do something REALLY clever and scary, and I suppose some ... read more »
  
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- - Jollabollathan
  - 5 reviews
  - Stoke Newington, London
  - 15 Dec 2007 at 12:59
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  - 1
  Overall Disappointing
  
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  I find this film quite difficult to review, mainly because I'm not too sure what to make of it.
  
  Great stars, well acted, brilliant director, some... read more »
  
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- - Minopater
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  - Wallington
  - 13 Feb 2009 at 19:13

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Critics' reviews
- An atmospheric account of sexual jealousy, temptation and fidelity, meticulously made and with an oddly dreamlike quality about it; but, while being faithful to its slim source, it is also overlong and much too portentous.
- 31072
- - Halliwell's Film Guide
  - 02 Mar 2006 at 15:42
- "...Riveting, thematically probing, richly atmospheric....A deeply inquisitive consideration of the extent of trust and mutual knowledge between a man and a woman..."
- 9257
- - Variety
  - 11 Mar 2005 at 12:58
- "...EYES WIDE SHUT is unquestionably the uncompromised artistic statement Kubrick intended to release, with every frame meticulously and elegantly crafted..."
- 9256
- - Total Film
  - 11 Mar 2005 at 12:58
- "...This astonishing last film is a spellbinding addition to the Kubrick canon....[A] brilliantly provocative tour de force..."
- 9254
- - New York Times
  - 11 Mar 2005 at 12:58
- After a swanky Manhattan party, Alice (Kidman), wife of well-to-do doctor William Harford (Cruise), confesses to... read more on Time Out
- 44272
- - Time Out
  - 04 Nov 2008 at 00:14
- "...Endlessly fascinating....[Kidman gives] a raw and powerful performance..."
- 9255
- - Sight and Sound
  - 11 Mar 2005 at 12:58

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