Kubrick's best?

Rating: 10/10 (18 May 2009)

I can imagine how most people who give this movie low ratings are turned off by the length and slow pace of the film. I think, however, that this is one of the film's key strengths. There are plenty of scenes where a simple facial expression, combined with the brilliant lighting and wonderful music convey more meaning than dialogue ever could. No other director has ever been able to trap me so completely within the film's world than Kubrick has with Barry Lyndon. Every movement and every word is so carefully thought out, and the set designs, costumes and make-up arranged with such skill that it's hard to find any technical flaw throughout the movie.
It's a shame Barry Lyndon was and is as underrated as it is. In my opinion, it could very well be Kubrick's best film!