Eyes Wide Shut (1999)
This film is seducing, flirting and teasing on all tangents. Two of the hottest and biggest Hollywood stars at the time in a relationship filled with lust, desire and jealousy. The storyline is equally seducing and teasing the viewer with a constant intriguing mystery that is never quite fulfilled. The camerawork is playful and captivating. It is also one of those rare Tom Cruise roles where I don’t see Tom Cruise but his character. Tom Cruise have become such a big star that it can sometimes be hard to see someone else than Tom Cruise on screen, but here it wasn’t like that. It was Dr. Bill and I think it is one of Cruise’s best roles.
Not unlike in Lolita Kubrick is able to explore sexuality in a provocative way that is leaving more questions than answers, but it was clear Kubrick was allowed to do more here and it pays off.
Rating: 4.5