A terrific film. - Beautifully crafted from start to finish.

Rating: 8/10 (28 October 2000)

Good grief! - When you watch this film, you can FEEL the care and love that went into making it.
It has more warmth, more intelligence and asks more questions than 99% of most other science fiction films that tackle similar themes.
Jodie Foster's performance is awesome - and John Hurt; well he's ALWAYS amazing.
This film is SO well directed!
Schmaltzy? - well I think it largely avoids that. Which is a relief coming from the director of Forrest Gump.
From that astonishing opening shot to the last frame - wonderful.