Truly one of the greatest films ever made...a must-see masterpiece

Rating: 10/10 (10 August 2008)

Stanley Kubrick is widely considered as one of the most talented film directors ever and it can be said that every one of his movies are well worth watching. Barry Lyndon is of course no exception, in fact it's one of his very finest films, at least in my opinion.
Everything here is perfection, the music, the acting, the script, and of course the filming and direction. All is simply superb. The film may be long,it may have slow pacing and there may not be that much dialog in it, but none of it hampers the film. Kubrick tells the story mainly through image rather than sound, and said story is so engrossing that the three hours simply whiz by.
I don't really know what else I can say beside the fact that it's superb. It's as impressive as ever and really doesn't pale in comparison to more recent features, so really don't hesitate to watch it on the grounds that it may be "dated". Everyone claiming to love films should watch Barry Lyndon if they haven't already. Truly one of the very best films ever made.