S.W.’s Scores
Continuity
+6
Entertainment
+4
Rewatchability
+3
CastKeir Dullea, Gary Lockwood, William Sylvester, Douglas Rain
StreamingMax
S.W.’s Verdict
Kubrick made a film that treats the audience like adults and then punishes them for it. The first twenty minutes are apes. The last twenty minutes are a light show. In between is the most elegant horror film ever disguised as science fiction. HAL 9000 is more human than most human characters in modern cinema. The pacing is either meditative genius or deliberate cruelty depending on your caffeine levels.