Wizardry like movie making!

Rating: 10/10 (11 May 2013)

For a large majority of Stanley Kubrick fanatics, Barry Lyndon could well be considered his finest directorial achievement. For the others, it's a misunderstood drawn out period piece that is painfully painfully too long. I'd like to think that 1975's Barry Lyndon is the envy of dedicated film makers, the perfect portrayal of a rouge young Irishman who's opportunistic, fortune seeking destiny end's in inevitable misery. Although this film isn't thought of as Kubrick's most experimental, it is definitely his most polished, picturesque and quite possibly analyzed. I've watched this film several times over the last 10 years and I still really enjoy it, I'm glad that its grown in stature over the last few years...that's the true indication of a film, not the box office takings. I definitely think this movie belongs in the all time great list.