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Rating: 1/10 (25 July 2012)

Stanley Kubrick's "final masterpiece" is just like all his other movies... Boring scenes that last too long, with some hint that he was trying to say something but probably lost it in the midst of filming the pointless nude and sex scenes, but with some interesting unforgettable iconic images. I don't understand why people hail him as one of the best directors ever. I'll never know. He certainly knew how to make good films, I just don't think he practiced it all that much. Plus, I'm always being told how he was a stickler for details and would shot entire scenes if something went wrong, but I CONSTANTLY find shadowing and crew reflections in his "masterpieces. I just don't get it. Other than some of the camera work, Spartacus, and The Shinning, Kubrick is the most over-rated "professional" in any field I know. Bar none.