Great but Overrated (some bit of spoiling)

Rating: 8/10 (8 August 2000)

I admit, I love this movie. The images that you are left with when the movie is finished will make you loose some sleep. But there is a problem. This is an "art" film. And as such, isn't in my normal definition of a movie. I completely understand the plot, up to the ending. That is one of Kubrick's little jokes. A riddle that may never be solved, not in this movie anyway. But it is not as great as many say it is. It's rather boring and, well, has a stupid ending. It's as if Kubrick and Arthur C. Clark just gave up on an ending and just slapped the star baby on it. The sad thing is, the film has no substance. NONE! This film is just an example of how somehow laziness can be rewarded.
On the plus side, I love the HAL story. I love the whole idea of the mysterious monoliths. JUST CHANGE THE ENDING.
(Oh, and if anyone understands the ending 100%, meaning this is not just your theory of the ending, please contact me)