Not Kubrick's Best, Though A Great Film Just the Same

Rating: 7/10 (2 May 2010)

"Barry Lyndon" is the tale of a young man who comes into power by a stroke of fate. Ryan O'Neal does a fine job in this role, which is bittersweet, knowing that he has such potential but will forever be overshadowed by his girlfriend, Farrah Fawcett.
I have nothing really of consequence to say here. I can marvel at the technical skill it took to film by candlelight and whatnot, but others have spent plenty of time on this. In short, the film is a masterpiece, as all of Kubrick's films are. I don't think it's his best work, and it's certainly not my favorite, but as I said, even his least is better than many other directors' best. So, regardless of where you rank this in his career, it's a winner.