Overrated, pointless (today) and silly

Rating: 3/10 (6 May 2003)

Everyone seems to like this movie so much. But I honestly think that people just like to put their own thoughts and ideas into this film and imagine that was Kubrick's genius.
The points of the movie might have been revelations 30 years ago, but now there is nothing original and relevant in this film. There is really no message in this movie. An invitation to think? May be, but do you really need an invitation for that?
The quality of the filmmaking itself is crappy, honestly. The acting is uneven and sometimes extremely unrealistic. Nothing special about camerawork, sets, sound or music (of course, it's Bethoveen, but they could have put any classic music there, so Kubrick doesn't get any credit). And the movie is tooooooooo sloooooooow for the modern tastes.
One thing was quite good - directing. Too bad that Kubrick's talent was wasted, because all the components were crap.
And everything is extremely silly, from the opening shots, to the use of Russian words without any apparent purpose, to the manners of the people, to overacting by practically everyone (I felt embarrassed for practically every character :]).