Review of Eyes Wide Shut (1999) by Zac C — 31 Mar 2014

Strange and filled with illusion. Kubrick's last film. and it's pretty damn good.

This review of Eyes Wide Shut (1999) was written by Zac C on 31 Mar 2014.

Eyes Wide Shut has generally received positive reviews.

Was this review helpful?

Yes

More reviews of this movie:

Eyes Wide Shut (1999) Movie Reviews (930)
Eyes Wide Shut (1999) Critic Reviews (107)
Eyes Wide Shut (1999) User Reviews (823)

More Reviews of Eyes Wide Shut

Review of Eyes Wide Shut (1999)

By Olivia H (90) on 18 Aug 2018

Not on the level of earlier movies, but still better than 99% movies made today…

Read Review

Review of Eyes Wide Shut (1999)

By Fabio V (206) on 27 May 2018

This was so incredibly boring; I kept it playing while I left the room to make dinner & then when I came back it this weird masked sex ritual…

Read Review

Review of Eyes Wide Shut (1999)

By Ethan V (56) on 21 Jul 2018

Superbly acted and directed. Misunderstood upon its release, but has gained a cult following recently…

Read Review

Review of Eyes Wide Shut (1999)

By Stefano C (730) on 25 Mar 2018

This movie has hidden themes and intriguing enough story to keep you glued to your screen. The mood given is like no other…

Read Review

Review of Eyes Wide Shut (1999)

By Carl M (496) on 27 May 2018

This was so incredibly boring; I kept it playing while I left the room to make dinner & then when I came back it this weird masked sex ritual…

Read Review

Review of Eyes Wide Shut (1999)

By Christopher H (1,747) on 27 May 2018

This was so incredibly boring; I kept it playing while I left the room to make dinner & then when I came back it this weird masked sex ritual…

Read Review

Review of Eyes Wide Shut (1999)

By Sydmwswy (27) on 12 May 2022

This is one of Kubrick's best films too : and indeed one of the best films to follow the example of Dr. Caligari…

Read Review

Review of Eyes Wide Shut (1999)

By Oliver W (202) on 04 Oct 2018

Eyes Wide Shut is a pretty incredible and incredibly well-made film. I really and truly enjoyed it…

Read Review

Review of Eyes Wide Shut (1999)

By Elizabeth D (232) on 31 Jul 2018

This was the legendary Stanley Kubrick's final film(he passed away literally a few days after the film's premiere). Now, is it a good film…

Read Review

Review of Eyes Wide Shut (1999)

By J.r. R (103) on 13 Feb 2018

Wish I had missed this one. But then again Kubrick is not always about what you wanna see, and more about what he wants you to learn…

Read Review

More reviews of this movie

Reviews of Similar Movies

Review of Godzilla (1998)

By Ed Kelleher (65) for Film Journal International (5,095) on 01 Jan 2000

Did they hit a home run? In terms of computer-generated monsters wreaking havoc, yes…

Read Review

Review of Elmer Gantry (1960)

By Jeff B (2,998) on 29 Jan 2011

Lancaster is breathtaking in the breadth of his charismatic creepiness in one of his countless great films about the rise and fall of a an…

Read Review

Review of Strangers on a Train (1951)

By Marcus W (1,161) on 16 May 2013

Hitchcock was a cinematic pioneer and most of today's films owe him a debt…

Read Review

Review of Sleepers (1996)

By Steve G (1,301) on 12 Sep 2013

If Barry Levinson & Dustin Hoffman make a movie, it only works if Tom Cruise is involved. Brad Pitt doesn't cut it…

Read Review

Review of JFK (1991)

By Kellan W (40) on 27 Feb 2017

At a runtime of 3 1/2 hours, you better have made a damn good film. And this isn't. It's boring bullshit…

Read Review

Review of The Lady Vanishes (1938)

By Cindy F (92) on 14 Jul 2009

This was really boring! Slow, and only a tiny bit interesting in the middle…

Read Review

Review of Lolita (1962)

By Manohla Dargis (1,909) for L.A. Weekly (3,142) on 25 May 2012

Irons' doleful lassitude sucks the energy right out of the story and makes this listlessly directed adaptation droop all the more…

Read Review

Review of Se7en (1995)

By Realcritics (1) on 01 Feb 2011

One of the best films of the 90s.Thrilling,outstanding with beautiful perfomances by Brad Pitt and Morgan Freeman.It's really disgusting,blood…

Read Review

Review of Crash (1996)

By Michael Sragow (1,413) for Dallas Observer (1,128) on 29 Dec 2013

Cult auteur David Cronenberg crashes and burns--his talent, that is--in Crash, a vain attempt at a techno-age Persona…

Read Review

Review of 2046 (2004)

By Carlaymout (5) on 31 Oct 2011

The WORST, TERRIBLE AND DONE NOTHING MOVIE! I just saw the actor talking and talking and done nothing…

Read Review

More Reviews

Popular Movies Right Now

Alien: Covenant

2017

61%1,909 Reviews

Godzilla vs. Kong

2021

66%184 Reviews

The Voyeurs

2021

58%19 Reviews

Ghostbusters: Afterlife

2021

66%228 Reviews

Deadpool 2

2018

76%1,635 Reviews

No Hard Feelings

2023

65%90 Reviews

Split

2017

71%1,218 Reviews

Terrifier 2

2022

64%48 Reviews

The Batman

2022

75%430 Reviews

Mad Max: Fury Road

2015

83%1,378 Reviews

Movies You Viewed Recently

Eyes Wide Shut

1999

69%930 Reviews

The Class

2007

80%595 Reviews

The Maze Runner

2014

66%1,060 Reviews

How to Deal

2003

57%423 Reviews

Must Love Dogs

2005

53%499 Reviews

Ella Enchanted

2004

63%634 Reviews

We Are What We Are

2013

57%274 Reviews

Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius

2001

60%447 Reviews

Frances Ha

2013

76%867 Reviews

Beer for My Horses

2008

55%79 Reviews