Visually Stunning

Rating: 10/10 (1 June 2003)

2001 and is not about dialogue and that's why many people say it's boring. There is enough dialogue to hold the story together and that's it. But the story line of 2001 is told through visual effects and scores by classical composers.
This film also contains some of the greatest moments in cinematic history. when the ape-man learns to use the bone as a tool, and when ape-man tosses the bone into the air and when it comes tumbling down it turns into a space station. But there are other scenes within the film that are absolutely amazing, too.
The characters in the film lack complexity except for HAL. The computer is the only character that you can actually develop feelings for. All of the other characters are one dimentional, which they are supposed to be.

It took Kubric 5 years to make this movie and you can tell. It's a masterpiece.