I sure wanted to see more acting like this-and perhaps, in a way, Pollack was directing himself a bit.
Unlike most everyone else in the film, he actually had some energy-like he was the only one awake among a half-asleep cast. As a result, while it's not a film I'd rush to show a teenager, it's almost sanitary enough that you could.Īs far as the performances go, the best in the film was by Sidney Pollack. Although the film should have received an NC-17 rating (again, I assume this was withheld because it was a Kubrick film), even with gobs of full-frontal nudity, it managed to make sex boring! The way some of the sex scenes were so over-choreographed (especially at the party at the mansion where Cruise was the interloper) made me wish that despite the gorgeous women that they'd just cut much of it. There is also one thing that boggled my mind about the movie.
#EYES WIDE SHUT MOVIE#
Plus, by the time he made the film he was a bit of a film guru-and adored so much that no one would dare question why this movie clocks in at almost 168 minutes-whereas another director might complete the film in less than 120. Kubrick was well-known for his OCD-like qualities (often shooting scenes again and again and again as well as going months or years past deadlines), this isn't too surprising. But, the film shows a certain painfully obsessive quality-a need to show EVERYTHING-every emotion, every grimace.almost every breath! Considering that Mr. The basic story idea is, at times, intriguing.
And others are so long and dull it boggles the mind-"Barry Lyndon" made we want to scream it moved so slowly.Īs for "Eyes Wide Shut", it is far from Kubrick's best work and it is painfully slow.but it does merit watching. Others, way, way, way overrated-"2001" is is definitely so. Others, exceptional but flawed-"Spartacus" went on too long and should have ended at the 'I am Spartacus' scene (then it would have been perfect). Strangelove", "Paths of Glory" and "The Killing". Despite having now done over 9000 reviews for IMDb, I have very, very mixed feelings about Kubrick's films and the following are my insane opinions about many of his more famous films. I must stop to make a horrible confession. The bottom line is that although the plot was very interesting, the film was simply too low energy, too long and too over-stylized. What's also amazing is that although I am a huge cinemaniac, I am willing to dare to say that the god of cinema snobs, Stanley Kubrick, made a film that was far from perfect. It's amazing that a film this long and drawn out would actually leave so much unsaid and unclear. Reviewed by MartinHafer 7 / 10 I know this makes me a heretic, but this film should have had at least half an hour trimmed. He manages to extricate himself, but the threats prove to be quite real and sinister. Once there, however, he is warned by someone who recognizes him, despite the mask, that he is in great danger. Harford manages to find an appropriate costume and heads out to the party. All the men at the party are costumed and wear masks while the women are all young and beautiful. After several less than successful encounters, he meets an old friend, Nick Nightingale-now a musician-who tells him of strange sex parties where he is required to play the piano blindfolded. After his wife, Alice, tells him about her sexual fantasies, William Harford sets out for a night of sexual adventure.
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