Scripted, shot, directed and edited by Soderbergh with his customary intelligence and assurance, this is perhaps the most ambiguous and cerebrally sophisticated Hollywood movie in nearly three decades.
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06/24/06
Solaris (2002)
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Reviews Counted:9
Fresh:8
Rotten:1
Average Rating:7.2/10
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
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
1 - 9 (sorted by date; UK critics are listed first)
Top CriticAnomalous and mesmerising.
10/19/03
Top CriticWith audacity and style, Steven Soderbergh has revisited one of Russian cinema's landmarks, and done so very successfully.
03/25/03
Top CriticOne of the finest science fiction films since 2001: A Space Odyssey.
02/11/03
Top CriticThe kind of smart film that has people arguing about it on their way out of the theater.
11/27/02
Top CriticIt's an example of sophisticated, challenging filmmaking that stands, despite its noticeable lack of emotional heft, in welcome contrast to the indulgent dead-end experimentation of the director's previous Full Frontal.
11/26/02
Top CriticIn the Hollywood pantheon of recycled heroes, [Clooney] suggests a Clark Gable for the new millennium, without the raised eyebrow and rakish leer.
11/26/02
Top CriticDespite 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
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