Absolutely mesmerizing

Rating: 10/10 (20 June 2001)

This remarkable film should undoubtedly leave an indelible mark on its audience. I would not be able to fathom those that confess such was not the case.
This film is rife with scenes, shots and camera movement along with Kubrick's trade mark, a marvelous use of lighting that makes goose flesh abound, pulses scale and mouths to agape.
There are scenes of such haunting mastery, dialogue, and capacious rooms with ornate accoutrements all revealed in intriguing Kubrickian splendor leaving me in an 86 minute Cockaigne of splendor.
10 down 3 to go: KILLING, THE (1956) KILLER'S KISS (1955) FEAR AND DESIRE (1953)