Eyes Wide Shut
At 53%, Eyes Wide Shut is among the better-performing films on BingeBracket. The final is where its record starts to slip — a pattern consistent enough across tournaments to define it. Kubrick's final film divides voters more sharply than almost anything else in the database — the dreamlike pacing and sexual tension either feel like a masterwork of atmosphere or an endurance test, and there's no middle position to occupy. Fans decide quickly — 1.9s avg vs 3.5s platform average.
Synopsis
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.
The gap between 56% in the semis and 30% in the final is modest but meaningful. Eyes Wide Shut competes deeper into the bracket than most, but the last round exposes a limit.
The matchup with Paths of Glory is a genuine coin flip at 50% — neither film has found an edge. 2001: A Space Odyssey is the film Eyes Wide Shut can't figure out — just 20% in their matchups. A Clockwork Orange causes similar problems at 33%.
Eyes Wide Shut is one of Stanley Kubrick's strongest bracket performers — #3 of 8, trailing only 2001: A Space Odyssey (69%).
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