the best kubrick to date???

Rating: 9/10 (17 July 1999)

Never has Kubrick blended the bizarre with human drama so perfectly. This film, while lacking Kubrick's typical satirical edge and emotionally distant characters, overwhelms the senses with beauty and intense abstract activity. This is obviously the product of a director who chersihed this project. I'm willing to stick my neck out and say YES, this is the pinnacle Kubrick's carreer, and there's no telling what could've come next. While many consider such a statement cinematic heresy, for now I'm willing to stand behind them. Only time will tell...