This film rates a goose-egg

Rating: 1/10 (26 May 2005)

A wonderful film for model makers and special effects persons, this film is meat for pseudo-intellectuals and Clarke fans. The marriage of the writing talents of Kubrick (great) and Clarke (zero) total Zero. It was refreshing to see Leonard Rossiter in the film, but his magnificent talents were wasted here. Cheap Cinerama tricks abound, passing through the kaleidoscopic light show was terrible and the breathing sequences were similar to an obscene phone call. I've seen the film twice looking for some redeeming value, both times I was left with the feeling that I had been suckered and wasted my time. If there is a mystery concerning this film, it's why it ever became a success.