Eyes Wide Shut
After Dr. Bill Harford's wife, Alice, admits to having sexual fantasies about a man she met, Bill becomes obsessed with having a sexual encounter. He discovers an underground sexual group and attends one of their meetings -- and quickly discovers that he is in over his head.
Critics Sentiment
Bill infiltrates the mysterious masked sexual ritual at the mansion
Ziegler explains the orgy and dismisses Bill's concerns
The film drops significantly during Ziegler's over-explanatory scene after maintaining high tension through the orgy and its aftermath.
Eyes Wide Shut builds steadily from its striking opening through Alice's devastating confession to the acclaimed centerpiece orgy sequence. The film maintains strong critical appreciation through most of Bill's nocturnal odyssey, only stumbling during the over-explanatory Ziegler scene before recovering for a haunting and memorable conclusion.
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Tom Cruise
Dr. William Harford
Nicole Kidman
Alice Harford
Sydney Pollack
Victor Ziegler
Marie Richardson
Marion
Rade Šerbedžija
Milich
Todd Field
Nick Nightingale
Vinessa Shaw
Domino
Alan Cumming
Desk Clerk
Sky du Mont
Sandor Szavost
Fay Masterson
Sally
Leelee Sobieski
Milich's Daughter
Thomas Gibson
Carl
Madison Eginton
Helena Harford
Julienne Davis
Mandy
Jackie Sawiris
Roz
Leslie Lowe
Illona
Peter Hans Benson
Bandleader
Michael Doven
Ziegler's Secretary
Louise J. Taylor
Gayle
Stewart Thorndike
Nuala
Crew
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