confusing if you don't read books

Rating: 10/10 (15 July 2013)

this is a movie based, off a book, i had never read the book. This movie was really confusing, and boringly slow paced, i didn't know what the monolith was so i had no idea what was happening. The scene at the beginning was too long, and did an amazing job of not telling what was going on. if the film had a narrator, it would have been infinitely better. After the first hour, i lost interest. The best part about the movie was the story and the concept. it is not that i don't appreciate art or atmosphere, but i think the story could of been told better. in the same weekend, i watched star trek 2 wrath of khan, and i enjoyed that a lot more