The book was much better

Rating: 2/10 (18 July 2002)

I've rented this movie a few times, each time hoping maybe I could see some good in it and actually FINISH the movie. I never have. 2001: A Space Odyssey is bland and boring. I am a fan of most all sci-fi, but I can't watch this movie without wanting to turn it off. Reading the book was a lot more satisfying. The book goes in depth about the characters and that is where the movie fails. It fails to let me identify with the characters or what is happening. If I hadn't of read the book, I wouldn't have understood most of the movie. Read the book; stay away from the movie.