Reviews

Once again, the film is consistent about its display of violence, of character and of story.

But the little moments leading up to all this just didnt work for me much and the coming of age stuff was only interesting to me when it was coming to an end when finally reflected upon it began to resonate with me, but we were past the halfway point by then and it was a little too late for me (sort...

I really like this film, because it is so much fun and I find a fair number of scenes to be really great on their own, but with the film itself feeling a little wobbly as a whole.

So as with David Helfgott, the film itself also seems to find its greatest success a little too late and personally I feel very conflicted about such a fascinating story fumbling around in formulaic territory, tiresome clich and all too confident character framework for most of the movie, holding it...

It is in a way anonymous but never without personality, and you are easily drawn into the film because there are no fancy film elements to distract you from the story and characters unfolding on screen.

This was my first time being seduced by Kubricks controversial tale of confusion, obsession, perversion and of course pedophilia, to some extent To write a thorough and thoughtful review of a Stanley Kubrick film after only one watch is far from ideal, but I will try my best to gather all my thought...

2001 is definitely Kubricks most complex and ambiguous film and after ditching the planned narration for the film, it truly embraces the concept of visual storytelling and relies completely on the sensual experience to elevate the hefty themes of the movie.

Not one character in this movie feels completely normal, which is of course a classic element to a Kubrick film, but definitely feels more dead-on than ever.

A film that is almost too on the nose with its themes and structure, yet it smells like fresh grass and wicked herbs when in the firm grasp of someone like Kubrick a man whose movies create quite the confusion for some and have more takes on them than he has with his camera.

But overall there are things to enjoy throughout, like some fun dialogue that bounces back and forth between the characters, some decent jokes as well as some pretty exciting and well executed action scenes that elevates the entertainment level towards the end of the film.