If some nagging sense of anachronism, a bit too much Freudian Vienna in his postmodern New York, prevents Eyes Wide Shut from being at the top of his list, Kubrick's 13th and last film is his most humane.
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New York Daily NewsJack Mathews
New York Daily NewsJack Mathews
Ultimately, Eyes Wide Shut doesn't rank among Kubrick's best work.
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TNT RoughCutChristopher Brandon
TNT RoughCutChristopher Brandon
It's a mind-blowing game, and all that nonsense about this being an erotic thriller was merely part of Kubrick's game.
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Entertainment WeeklyOwen Gleiberman
Entertainment WeeklyOwen Gleiberman
The director's famously over-deliberate, pause-laden style verges, for the first time, on amateurville, and that gives us too much time to linger on the movie's more bizarre details.