Perfection....and then some.

Rating: 10/10 (28 December 1998)

Visually and emotionally this is the most astonishing and moving film I have ever seen. The fact that it was made before man even set foot on the Moon makes it all the more remarkable. The pace of the film is the secret. Space is slow, space is beautiful, space is empty.....I may not get there myself, but this film is the next best thing. It is rare that a film improves on the book from which it is derived, but this manages it comfortably. It is as if Kubrick fills the screen with more than our own imaginations can, and you don't get better at your craft than that! I gave this film 10 out of 10, but that's only because an 11 wasn't allowed.