Read the book - it's a lot better

Rating: 6/10 (24 January 2000)

Despite the fact that the book and the script 2001 were written simultaneously, there is no point denying that the book is much better. It is a good film, yes, but there is one detail that I just can't get by: it is so horrendously SLOW.
Other than that, it's a special film all right. Weird, esoteric and bizarre at some points, but nevertheless it manages to keep all the yo-ho Star Trek out - it's almost scientific in itself. As for the minor glitch of foreseeing space stations the size of cities and inhabited bases on the moon - well...I wouldn't citizise too far. Arthur C. Clarke's score card is way ahead of us.