"It's hard to say is it a bit overlong..."

Rating: Null/10 (9 October 2004)

I do not find it difficult to say so. While Kubrick was undoubtedly a talented filmmaker, his work suffers from a kind of tunnel vision--he would have done better to have, instead of the sycophantic yes-men we see in drama and in business, a bluntly honest "no-man" to set some limits for him.
Every movie of his I've seen, from Lolita through The Shining, is overlong, to put it charitably. A talented editor could have improved each of his projects. Kubrick lingers too long; he is too in love with his own ideas. His movies tend to be fine, but flawed, works, worthy of respect, but unfortunately each its own worst enemy.