Unforgettable scenes, interesting characters

Rating: 10/10 (20 June 2009)

Haunting, thought-provoking film filled with extraordinary images and scenes. Builds to a stunning climax that ties together the various loose ends very well. Some plot issues remain muddled to me even after two viewings: the bearded man in the dream, the tooth, the purpose of the pylon-disabling, whether Gertie intended to leave a palimpsest in presumably cleaning the smiley faces.
Scenes of Earth hanging on horizon, or the vehicles crawling around the zoom, are as well-done as any similar shots since Alien.
Acting was quite solid, differential characters and character traits being well delineated and separated.
Character of Gertie especially powerful, the soul of the troubled robot quietly coming clear in Spacey's understated delivery.