Eyes Wide Shut

Last work of the genius of Stanley Kubrick, Eyes Wide Shut shows us a New York that, despite the Christmas period, is very dark. The couple, played by Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman, seems initially happy and carefree, until the wife does not confess to her husband her sexual temptation that she had with a young naval officer. Shaken by the events just told, Bill enters a crisis and decides to throw himself into an adventure that could bring him very serious consequences.

A film that talks about the sexual obsession of today's society, made up of every single individual who has his or her own hidden fantasies, through a maniacal symbolism (as one would expect from Kubrick) that will not be possible to identify with a single viewing of the film, and that will allow us to understand even better the true meaning of the film and even who is the man dressed in red at the party.

I would say that the highest point of the film is definitely the scene when Bill goes to the villa where there is a masked cultic party, accompanied by a disturbing soundtrack. Every single shot and dialogue present throughout the party sequence is perfect. One of the best things I've ever seen on screen.

However, I find that at a certain point, the film begins to slow down, unnecessarily lengthening the film. Some of the dialogue is superfluous, unnecessary, scenes that could very well have been shot in less time and would have had the same impact on a plot level. Let's say that the film could have easily lasted 20-30 minutes less.

But it's still an amazing film that kept my attention fixed on the screen.

8.5/10