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Title: Overrated garbage
Review: "A Masterpiece," "Stunning!" These are the words that were used to describe Kubrick's misfire Eyes Wide Shut back in 1999. I remember seeing this at the theater in Houston, waiting for something to happen. About 2 hours into the film, I turned to my friend and said, "Where the hell is this going?" Sadly, I never found out. This turgid, long, dull and s-l-o-w-l-y paced piece of crap thinks it's making a statement on monogamy and fidelity. Vanilla Sky did it much better, and was far creepier and more interesting. Why does Nicole Kidman speak like she's running out of batteries? Why does nothing happen for 3 hours? Why is the pacing so goddamn awful? This "film" only goes to show that Kubrick lost his relevance shortly after The Shining. This is the work of a pretentious, crazy hack--hell, it might as well have been made by George Lucas. There's another director who, sadly, thinks he still "has something to say." Tragic.
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