Yawn

Rating: 4/10 (6 August 2006)

Artistic? Sure. Entertaining? This has got to be the slowest moving movie I've ever seen, probably due to the fact that I grew up in the era during which the technology showcased in this movie became a reality.
The idea of exploring mankind's origin in the movie provided a good plot, but the storyline/script (what little of it there was), was not plausible even as fantasy. If I wanted to watch a 1960's movie which highlighted 'futuristic' technology, I guess I should have watched an original Star Trek feature.....at least the dialogue in that wouldn't put me to sleep as 2001: A Space Odyssey did. Granted, you'd have to have an 'acquired taste' for movies which involve overstated, over-emphasized artistic detail much like one develops an acquired taste for beer. As I was watching the movie I simply became overwhelmed by the conundrum of combining a plausible story idea with a weak, almost non-existent dialogue from the actors. Big yawner!