Magnificent

Rating: 10/10 (6 January 2002)

This is one of the most beautiful, moving, rousing and inspiring movies I have ever seen. The story has been excellently and faithfully transferred from Carl Sagan's brilliant novel into a clever and engaging screenplay. The acting, particularly that of Jodie Foster is superb, she truly understood what the story was about and what her character stood for. The special effects were breathtaking and one sequence in particular was a poignant tribute to the movie that this one most reminds me of, 2001: A Space Odyssey.