Review of Eyes Wide Shut (1999) by Caleb J — 05 Nov 2018

Stanley Kubrick once again creates an engaging and thought-provoking film with lots of help from Cruise's great performance in "Eyes Wide Shut".

This review of Eyes Wide Shut (1999) was written by Caleb J on 05 Nov 2018.

Eyes Wide Shut has generally received positive reviews.

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