A Cure for Insomnia

Rating: 1/10 (5 March 2019)

This has to be, without a doubt, the single most boring atrocity ever to grace the silver screen. I first had the misfortune of watching this film several years ago, when someone I knew forced me to see it, telling me it was one of the greatest films of all time. Ha! They couldn't be further from the truth! So what are its problems? The pace, for one thing. There are extended periods where people move slowly, and everything is quiet. This is an attempt to be scientifically accurate (it's in space, after all), but there is far too much of this in the film--all the great filmmakers have techniques of briefly illustrating effects like this for you, then moving on with the story. The other annoyance is how the film keeps cutting back to shots of animals. I remember the scene where the monkeys are playing with the bones. An absurd shot that's not very interesting at all. About the only thing about the film that's any good is the music, and by that, I am just referring to the Strauss pieces (Richard and Johann). Which, if I were either of those men, I'd sue the makers of this movie. Kubrick is probably the worst director of all time, and after being forced to sit through this one, I look forward to never seeing one of his films again, as long as I live!
I should say this film does have one redeeming quality. If you have trouble sleeping, this is the cure you've been waiting for!