Nine years after the fateful Discovery One mission seen in 2001: A Space Odyssey, a small group of American astronauts join a Soviet ship to blast off on a new journey meant to uncover the mysteries of the original expedition. While their countries teeter on the brink of nuclear war back home, the explorers discover more than they could ever imagine. The long-awaited, and frequently misunderstood, follow-up to the Stanley Kubrick masterpiece is tensely dramatic, deeply engrossing and highly worth a reevaluation.
“The truth must be told: This is a good movie. Once we’ve drawn our lines, once we’ve made it absolutely clear that 2001 continues to stand absolutely alone as one of the greatest movies ever made, once we have freed 2010 of the comparisons with Kubrick’s masterpiece, what we are left with is a good-looking, sharp-edged, entertaining, exciting space opera – a superior film of the Star Trek genre.” – Roger Ebert
“I had a long conversation with Stanley and told him what was going on. If it met with his approval, I would do the film; and if it didn’t, I wouldn’t. I certainly would not have thought of doing the film if I had not gotten the blessing of Kubrick.” – 2010 director Peter Hyams
