I finally saw Stanley Kubricks last movie, Eyes Wide Shut. I think Kubrick made his point that he started attempting to convey in A Clockwork Orange: He likes to have lots of naked women in his films. It's obvious that Stanley just wanted an excuse to see Nicole Kidman naked; making Eyes Wide Shut was the only possibly answer to his problem. The movie was slow at first, then it got pretty interesting, got slow again, then just rambled off in the movie equivalent of a confused mumble. I think the movie would have been a lot better if it was edited more. Not in a "too many boobies!" type of editing way (although that arguement could be attempted), but in general the film went on for way too long and could have had a lot of scenes taken out to speed things up. Also, it would have been a lot better if I understood why he went back to "Domino's" (the prostitute) house and tried to give her a gift and he met her roomate and a bunch of other stuff that I didn't see adding anything to the plot.
3 1/2 stars
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