A treat for the viewer's eyes and ears... but a curse for his or her patience

Rating: Null/10 (25 November 2001)

2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY is a piece of eye and ear candy. With dazzling
special effects (the "time warp" sequences and the space station scenes), and great set designs (the prehistoric settings and inside the satellites), 2001 is an artist's dream come true. But there's two little factors in 2001 that a discriminating viewer should be aware of: the film is quite slow (deliberately just to show the wondrous FX),
and the plot can be a bit confusing, especially towards the end.
These problems had caused a furor when 2001 was first released, with a few celebrity viewers (especially Rock Hudson, according to Roger Ebert) leaving the theatre out of pure frustration after not getting the point of the whole film! Sure, the movie can be irritatingly
monotonous and pointless, but if one can keep up with the pace, 2001 is capable of being enjoyed.