This Is A Classic Film That's Amazing Visually, With Fantastic Performances, However It's Too Slow For My Liking!

Rating: 9/10 (24 July 2005)

This is a classic film, that's amazing visually, with fantastic performances, however it's too slow for my liking. I really got into the film at times, however the pace is really inconsistent, and some of the dialog really bored me, plus it ended a little bit abruptly for me. The finale is absolutely spectacular, with some incredible jaw dropping special effects, and all the characters were fantastic, plus the visuals are amazing. The opening is very interesting, and the story while incredibly slow at times, is very good, plus HAL is extremely creepy!. Keir Dullea is simply amazing in this, and Stanley Kubrick's direction is masterful, plus the characters were all very interesting!. The Set pieces are amazing, and i was knocked out of my seat by the incredible special effects and visuals, plus the score was brilliant!. This is a classic film that's amazing visually, with fantastic performances however the pace was just to slow for my liking still it's a must see for any film fan, i just found the pace to be terribly inconsistent. The Direction is amazing for the most part!. Stanley Kubrick does an amazing job here, with incredible visuals, amazing camera work, jaw dropping angles, using incredible effects,it's well written, however if only he kept the pace more consistent! it would have been perfect!. The Acting is fantastic!. Keir Dullea is AMAZING in here, he is extremely likable,vulnerable, extremely convincing, his conflict with Hal was rather creepy, and was really intense amazing job!. Gary Lockwood and William Sylvester both do what they have to do very well and were both very likable!. Douglas Rain is amazing as the voice of HAL, he was extremely creepy and he shocked me at times. Rest of the cast are great. Overall this is a must see for every film fan, if only for the pace!. ****1/2 out of 5