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Dream Story by Arthur Schnitzler
4.0

I started watching Stanley Kubrick's Eyes Wide Shut last Sunday but only made it about halfway through before I got tired and went to bed. Before I finished the movie, I decided to read the book. I have no idea who thought this book was a good candidate for a screenplay. It's incredibly short, introspective, and without any concrete conclusion. The inverse of those factors are what made the movie fall flat for me. It was way too long (two and a half hours) and has an awkward exposition dump at the end to explain everything. If you're thinking about watching Eyes Wide Shut just read this instead.