An Incredible Film for Its Time

Rating: 9/10 (16 November 2019)

2001: A Space Odyssey really suprised me. It came out a decade before Star Wars and Close Encounters of the Third Kind, and was very well made for 1968.
The movie is about a doctor named Dave Bowman, and his astronauts that go on a mission in space. However, they have a computer system on their ship called HAL, and it acts very screwy. It then leads to the ship acting up, and results in a journey through space and time.
The plot of the film was very basic and understandable. Like Kubrick's other films, it takes a bit to understand the plot further into the film, and once you do, you'll really like it.
The acting was very good. Not any familiar actors, but they all did a great job.
The thing I loved about the film the most was the visuals and how impressive they are. They got some really great space shots, and cool effects towards the end of the film. It really made the film magnificent and, again, incredibly made for it's time.
The only tiny issue I had was the pacing. Pacing was a tad slow here and there, but the film didn't bore me whatsoever. In total, 2001: A Space Odyssey is a well made classic.