An interesting concept exists at the heart of Solaris, a movie that ironically has no heart.
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12/03/02
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: Dramas
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
61 - 80 (sorted by date; Australian critics are listed first)
...though Soderbergh's script does have some conceptual weight, it is completely dissonant with his trite direction.
12/02/02
Those looking for the usual science fiction adventure doings here, will find they got on the wrong rocket flight.
12/02/02
The philosophical film has some engaging ideas, but viewers expecting romantic sci-fi will probably be disappointed and perhaps even bored.
12/02/02
There’s no emotional pulse to Solaris. With an emotional sterility to match its outer space setting, Soderbergh's spectacular swing for the fence yields only a spectacular whiff.
12/02/02
What grounds Soderbergh's film -- and distinguishes it from Tarkovsky's more mystical take -- is the sensuality that exists alongside the anguish in Kelvin and Rheya's love story.
12/02/02
A technically proficient but emotionally arid folly.
12/02/02
While Soderbergh succeeds in recapturing the themes and mood of Tarkovsky's version, he also brings with them a cold, emotionless sheen, a detached air that defeats his efforts to truly engage us.
12/02/02
An intense experience of love's bind on the conscious mind and will.
12/02/02
The Actor's Director has forgotten how to be the Audience's Director. I did not enjoy Solaris and I don't want to see it again to figure it out.
12/01/02
In space, No one can hear you praising Steven Soderbergh
12/01/02
The movie never takes the easy road. It dares you to think about issues that are hard to wrap your mind around. I appreciate a movie that intellectually engages me as much as this one did.
12/01/02
Solaris” is a shapeless inconsequential move relying on the viewer to do most of the work.
12/01/02
The film is challenging, but more because it is sometimes painfully slow, rather than provocative.
12/01/02
A haunting little movie, one which concentrates on the essentials while inviting contemplation.
12/01/02
Stoned on cinema, Soderbergh retreads the paces of Stanislaw Lem and Andrei Tarkovsky ... appropriat[ing] certain settings and images to mostly failed effect.
12/01/02
More like "2001" than "Pitch Black."
11/30/02
The kind of film one cannot simply walk away from and not think about. It is not only powerful, but the lasting impression it makes is nearly unshakable.
11/30/02
The movie’s virtues are plentiful, but its shortcomings are far more influential.
11/30/02
It tells its story in a flat manner and leaves you with the impression that you should have gotten more out of it than you did.
11/30/02
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