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- 2002
- PG-13
- Twentieth Century Fox
- 1 h 39 m
- 2002
- PG-13
- Twentieth Century Fox
- 1 h 39 m
Summary A story of love, redemption, second chances and a space mission gone terribly wrong. (20th Century Fox)
Directed By: Steven Soderbergh
Written By: Stanislaw Lem, Steven Soderbergh
- 2002
- PG-13
- Twentieth Century Fox
- 1 h 39 m
- 2002
- PG-13
- Twentieth Century Fox
- 1 h 39 m
Solaris
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6.1
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Summary A story of love, redemption, second chances and a space mission gone terribly wrong. (20th Century Fox)
Directed By: Steven Soderbergh
Written By: Stanislaw Lem, Steven Soderbergh
Where to Watch
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 38 Critic Reviews
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68% Positive
26 Reviews
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26% Mixed
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5% Negative
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 38 Critic Reviews
67
68% Positive
26 Reviews
26 Reviews
26% Mixed
10 Reviews
10 Reviews
5% Negative
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
Clooney brings raw intensity to his role; his scenes with McElhone are rooted in a fierce romantic yearning.
As things turn out, Clooney’s butt is just one of the many delights to be found on a trip to Solaris.
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 90 User Ratings
6.1
49% Positive
44 Ratings
44 Ratings
31% Mixed
28 Ratings
28 Ratings
20% Negative
18 Ratings
18 Ratings
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 90 User Ratings
6.1
49% Positive
44 Ratings
44 Ratings
31% Mixed
28 Ratings
28 Ratings
20% Negative
18 Ratings
18 Ratings
Mesmerizing, beautiful, intellectual without being pretentious, introspective and **** least for those with patience and intelligence enough to appreciate it. Solaris is film art with a haunting soundtrack, great acting, writing and photography and is a decent interpretation of Stanislaw Lem's book.
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Solaris, an exploration of outer space and inner anguish, reminds us that science fiction can embrace adult ideas and human drama as well as technology and futuristic action.
The film's real appeal won't be to Clooney fans or adventure buffs, but to moviegoers who enjoy thinking about compelling questions with no easy answers.
Steven Soderbergh's Solaris is an uptight movie -- the opposite of his scintillating "Out of Sight."
Retooled into a sleek pop fable that doesn't bother to connect all its dots, the movie aspires to fuse the mystical intellectual gamesmanship of "2001: A Space Odyssey" with the love-beyond-the-grave romantic schmaltz of "Titanic," without losing its cool. It's a tricky balancing act that doesn't quite come off.
A ponderous and dreadful film.
Solaris 2002 is completely underwhelming. I did not watch the original Solaris from Tarkovsky and am not familiar with the literary original. I can only rate the film itself. And honestly, the only thing that attracts attention here is the acting of George Clooney. There is nothing else to watch here. The plot is so generally delusional
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It is based on an old sci-fi novel so take into consideration the science part of it will be kind of dated. I like slow suspenseful movies much more than non stop action but still this just didn’t do it for me. Not awful but not entertaining or thought provoking enough.
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This film was very underwhelming. Trying to sell it as being better than the original by having A-listers doesn't make your film better. The acting is fine, but not stand out, and the story plods along exceedingly slow and it's very boring. There is a noce atmosphere over the whole film of isolation, loneliness and higher presences being in control, bit it still does not save the film from being over all boring. The ending is nice though as it leaves enough ambiguity to make different conclusion to how YOU want to see it, and saves the film from being a 2 or 3 out of 10. You can give this a miss and watch the original instead. Some people may enjoy it more though because of it's ending though.
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This is a disappointing movie. It has a rendering of a beautiful planet but forgot that it was supposed to be mostly ocean and not mostly plasma like the consistency of a star. Most of the movie was spent lingering on Clooney and McElhone, neither one seeming to have any need to blink (which I found really disturbing). I didn't really feel any more empathetic towards them with all of those close ups, really. It could have saved at least 10 minutes of pointless slow panning and closeups. Also, please put a shirt on Clooney and wipe his sweat. Another sore point I have was the kid: he has the ability to corporealize on will depending on the plot, the other creatures didn't have this ability. I gave it one point because I believed Viola Davis' character really went through something difficult and was the only one who I felt was a real human being. I gave it another point because aside from the time wasted on Clooney and McElhone, the movie didn't feel like it was too slow.
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Awards
Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA
• 3 Nominations
Golden Schmoes Awards
• 3 Nominations
Satellite Awards
• 1 Win & 2 Nominations
