By winnowing the picture down to the fierce romanticism at the heart of Lem's novel (and Tarkovsky's trance-like film), Solaris locates the core issues of identity and love that plague the dark hours.
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11/26/02
Solaris (2002)
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Reviews Counted:195
Fresh:126
Rotten:69
Average Rating:6.5/10
Consensus: Slow-moving, cerebral, and ambiguous, Solaris is not a movie for everyone, but it offers intriguing issues to ponder.
Runtime: 1 hr 39 mins
Genre: Science-Fiction/Fantasy
US Box Office: $14,780,776
Synopsis: Steven Soderbergh, whose eclectic resume includes the Academy Award(R)-winning drama "Traffic" as well as last year's ensemble caper "Ocean's Eleven," now brings his unique vision to SOLARIS, a... [More]
Starring: George Clooney, Natascha McElhone, Jeremy Davies, Viola Davis
Director: Steven Soderbergh
Reviews for Solaris
181 - 197 (sorted by date; Australian critics are listed first)
A surprisingly dull adaptation of the classic 1961 science-fiction novel by Stanislaw Lem.
11/25/02
Whatever else one might say of Soderbergh and Clooney, they understand that clout is something you exercise, not something you safeguard.
11/25/02
If Steven Soderbergh's 'Solaris' is a failure it is a glorious failure.
11/25/02
Those who can allow themselves to get enveloped by the movie are in for a genuine treat.
11/25/02
With long stretches containing no dialogue, it's a slow, sterile, thought-provoking film that will leave many unanswered questions rattling around in your head.
11/25/02
the film dares viewers to set aside their preconceptions and to meditate on the concepts of fate, destiny, love and the tyranny of memory.
11/24/02
Although impeccably made, the film is a slow and demanding work that firmly resists almost all of the pleasures of the sci-fi genre.
11/23/02
Despite its undeniably pure and earnest intent, Solaris is equally undeniably an arid, dull affair that imposes and maintains a huge distance between the viewer and what happens onscreen.
11/22/02
Top CriticPleasingly, Soderbergh does not pander much to expectations and more than once evokes Stanley Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey.
11/22/02
...it is not difficult to imagine people being frustrated by this movie, in the same way many people were frustrated by Kubrick’s monolith in 2001.
11/22/02
A gorgeous and deceptively minimalist cinematic tone poem.
11/21/02
In the face of a lot of rageful movies, something as pure as Solaris is a heartful respite to a tender place. And in the pantheon of great movies, Soderbergh’s Solaris will soon takes its place.
11/21/02
Ponderous...dismally realized and offers no answers to the puzzle presented.
11/21/02
Stephen Soderbergh takes Full Frontal into the stratosphere with Solaris, a prolonged grief counseling session with a minimalist sci-fi backdrop.
11/20/02
A mind-bender in the best sense of the word: The spell it casts follows you all the way home.
11/20/02
It's very thoughtful and it's the kind of movie you have to discuss afterwards.
11/18/02
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