First part is great, second is just waiting for the end.

Rating: Null/10 (5 October 2004)

Barry Lyndon is ravishing movie. And that is because of Stanley Kubrick. It is an exciting tale of a young and stubborn Irishman. It shows us how 18th century looked. It is also filled with love and marvelous music. The first part is neat and I absolutely recommend it. Barry gets from poor start to upper classes, and you would be likely to support him. However, the second one deals with Barry doing just wrong things, so you presumably wouldn't like it. You will only wait for his pitiful end... (And waiting for bitter ends like this I hate in every movie or book.)
Despite the second part of the tale, the film is one of the best historical movies ever filmed.