So... it's not a typical movie. Kubrick was going for a certain effect:

...Kubrick made the film more cryptic by minimising dialogue and explanation.[41] Kubrick said the film is "basically a visual, nonverbal experience" that "hits the viewer at an inner level of consciousness, just as music does, or painting".

So one way of reacting to this is to be disappointed. Sure, maybe you don't want that kind of experience, that's fine. Another way of reacting is to be impressed by how Kubrick took the medium of film to another level.

I should say I've seen this twice and I really feel no urge to see it again, tho I recognize it's an outstanding movie.