Not what I once thought

Rating: 7/10 (28 April 2002)

I used to consider this a great film. Now, I think it a triumph of technology, but its just a period piece. There are just too many flaws (like the really bad cuts in the opening sunrise sequence) to call it great. The characters are unbelievably flat, the dialogue is no better than trite and the incredible adventure being shown on the screen elicits nothing more than controlled comment from robots. These are the same generation of astronauts, remember, who managed their way through Apollo 13. Comparing the characters offered by the screenwriters makes painfully obvious how much of a cartoon we were offered in 2001. I'm sure the film hasn't changed, but I have. But what it might look like with some modern effects and plausible character development is something we'll never enjoy. Sad.