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Solaris (re-release)
  • Studio: Magna
  • Release Date: Oct 18, 2002
Metascore
90 out of 100

Universal acclaim - based on 8 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 8
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 8
  3. Negative: 0 out of 8
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  1. Christian Science Monitor
    Reviewed by: David Sterritt
    100
    Stands with the greatest science-fiction movies ever made.
  2. Chicago Tribune
    Reviewed by: Michael Wilmington
    100
    An amazing celluloid poem by a filmmaker whom Ingmar Bergman called "the greatest." He very nearly was. He was also, perhaps, too pure a creator and reckless a citizen to survive unscathed.
  3. Los Angeles Times
    Reviewed by: Kevin Thomas
    100
    A dazzlingly imaginative work with awesome production values and special effects that bear comparison to those of "2001."
  4. Washington Post
    Reviewed by: Desson Thomson
    90
    His (Tarkovsky's) pictures, and his sounds -- such as the symphonic drip of raindrops in a wooded pond -- tell more than just the immediate story; they rejuvenate the mind.
  5. Chicago Reader
    Reviewed by: Jonathan Rosenbaum
    90
    Tarkovsky's eerie mystic parable is given substance by the filmmaker's boldly original grasp of film language and the remarkable performances by all the principals.
  6. Chicago Sun-Times
    Reviewed by: Roger Ebert
    88
    Routinely called Tarkovsky's reply to Kubrick's "2001" -- But Kubrick's film is outward, charting man's next step in the universe, while Tarkovsky's is inward, asking about the nature and reality of the human personality.
  7. TV Guide
    Reviewed by: Staff (Not Credited)
    80
    Slow, but ravishingly beautiful and charged with a real poignancy.
  8. Village Voice
    Reviewed by: J. Hoberman
    70
    The most pop film the great Russian filmmaker ever made.
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User Score
8.3 out of 10

Universal acclaim- based on 29 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 10
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 10
  3. Negative: 0 out of 10
  1. Bikerjames
    5
    I wish I could say I liked this film as much as others, but it was simply too slow, too contemplative, and too philosophical for my taste. It was even amateurish in parts. There is a scene towards the beginning of the film where it starts raining on a bright sunny day. You can see shadows behind the obvious bad water effect. There is a camera transfixed on a pond for several minutes, a freeway sequence that goes on for about 10 minutes (a bathroom break I guess), and the camera showing close ups of various parts of a painting. There is even one scene where a rocket ship takes off inside a small room, and he stays in the room when it takes off. In real life he would be fried to bits. Here the back of his uniform catches fire and he gets a few blisters. I do think the film set of the inside of the space station looks pretty good, and overall the acting is good, and there are a few good visuals, but it really needed some editing. I say this as someone who loves slow paced films, like the film this one is always compared to, the great "2001 - A Space Odyssey" by Kubrick.… Full Review »
  2. kellanj
    8
    Extremely slow and contemplative and completely mental. This movie is not for everybody. It definitely tried my patience, Im glad i made it through to the end. Utterly fantastic film.… Full Review »
  3. ryancarroll88
    9
    A philosophical sci-film film of the likes of '2001,' but the ideas presented are a little more contained (as in they don't completely question the formation and meaning of life and the universe). There is no doubt that this is a truly gorgeous movie, and anyone who gives a hoot about cinematography will tell you that, but sometimes I feel like Tarkovsky is a little uncompromising in his visual artistry. There's literally a scene that follows a car driving on a stretch of highway for 8 minutes. There's the camera motif of zooming in on random objects for almost every scene in the second half of the movie. I could go on. I guess I just have to say that the only way to enjoy this movie is from a truly philosophical perspective, which is fine because at the end of all things, that's effectively what this movie leaves you thinking about, and as a person heading into a science career, it is especially pertinent to me.… Full Review »
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