Although the couple on-screen share a real, intimate relationship together, one that feels real for that very reason, they don’t have quite the same radiant chemistry —intentionally so — that you would expect from your Hollywood A-listers.
And for what it’s worth, there are only a few stars who have dropped the f-bomb as well as Kidman does here.
It is a credit to Kidman, though, that she often sells the humanity and the mystery that is so crucial to this story.
As carefully constructed as every movie from Stanley Kubrick’s filmography, Eyes Wide Shut can often seem haphazard and indecisive as you watch it.