Good, but not great...

Rating: 6/10 (23 July 1999)

An interesting movie, but not something I could watch more than a couple times. 2001 has the BEST special effects I've seen in a movie for it's time. Nothing matches it until maybe Star Wars, and even that's debatable. Acting is great, and HAL is a great 'true to the story' villain. Neither good or evil, just coldly logical with a touch of emotion and trying to protect it's own interests. Otherwise, this movie leaves me wanting. The lack of action was quite disinteresting, and the first half-hour to hour is well, quite strange, but I'm used to that in Kubrick's work. The ending was quite strange, and I can say it bewildered me. I don't really quite understand the signifigance of it. I'll probably have to read the novel, and maybe I'll have a different opinion. As of currently, I rate this movie a 6.