Solaris

Solaris

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Solaris

Donna Kimball, George Clooney, Jeremy Davies, John Cho, Michael Ensign, Morgan Rusler, Natascha McElhone, Shane Skelton, Ulrich Tukur, Viola Davis

When psychologist Chris Kelvin is asked to investigate the unexplained behavior of a small group of scientists aboard the space station Prometheus, he is shocked by what he finds upon his arrival. Kel...( read more  read more... )vin discovers that his close friend, Gibarian, the mission's commander, has committed suicide. Also, he finds out that the two remaining scientists onboard are exhibiting signs of extreme stress and paranoia, seemingly caused by the results of their examination of the planet Solaris. Soon, Kelvin too becomes entrapped in the unique planet's mysteries. Solaris, somehow, presents him with a second chance at love and entreats him to change the course of a past relationship that has caused him overwhelming guilt and remorse. But can he really revisit the past and alter the course of events? Or is he fated to repeat its mistakes?

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  • September 24, 2009
    Watch the original! That said, this is a bit different and not too bad but I hate Soderbergh. It?s fairly arrogant to remake such an seminal classic, especially as he could never improve on the story.
  • February 21, 2009
    In my opinion, both films, Tarkovsky's first and this Soderbergh's remake are two somewhat painful and stretched out experiences. Despite the enormous sacrifice that means to sit through the whole, there is no doubt that the essential argument of the story is intriguing and compl...( read more)ex, therefore fascinating.
  • July 8, 2008
    Snow: "How much sleep ya need, Kelvin?
    Chris Kelvin: How much sleep?
    Snow: Yeah. Um, how long ya think you can go without sleep?
    Chris Kelvin: Depends.
    Snow: Well, when you do go to sleep... I find I sleep much better with the door locked."


    Chris Kelvin (George Cloon...( read more)ey) has come to Solaris for answers. Still broken and disconnected from the death of his wife, Kelvin is going through the motions, investigating the puzzle of what happened to the crew of the Prometheus, what drove one man to suicide and the survivors to the edge of madness. But when Kelvin's dead wife Rheya (Natascha McElhone) awakens beside him, he will discover that the greatest mysteries of all lie within our own memories and desires. In Solaris, Clooney is forced to stretch as he never has before, and without much expository dialogue to cover him. Facial expressions, gestures, even body positions allow Clooney to carry much of the film's emotional weight in fairly subtle fashion. The film's second act is strong, driven by the characters and their jumbled memories of Rheya's earlier, tragic demise on Earth. Jeremy Davies delivers a solid performance as Snow, one of the demented crew members who clearly is troubled and is hiding a secret from the others. What makes this a great movie is that it stayed true from the beginning. There were no monsters, cheap thrill scenes or excessive sub-plot points so typical of the sci-fi genre. The camerawork was well done and the music was consistent with the tone of the film.
  • June 14, 2008
    Good actors but why did they do this movie. Weak plot and a bit dull.
  • May 16, 2008
    Solaris might not be to everyone's liking but hell it sure was to mine, its not one of those bubblegum no brainer movies Solaris only works if the viewer is willing to think and work with the film. Sci fi, a love story, philosophy>>>my kind of film
  • November 1, 2009
    If it wasn't for George Clooney's performance, this movie would be a complete waste of time. This movie was so boring, dull and uninspiring that I can't believe I sat through the whole thing. I had a real hard time getting into this and if you don't get into this right away, stop...( read more) and watch something else or your just not going to like this.
  • October 27, 2009
    A bit slow for my tastes, but a little reminiscent of 2001: A Space Oddity.
  • October 17, 2009
    dull movie, i hate such kind of movies..
  • October 15, 2009
    A piece of bad acted crap.
  • September 17, 2009
    An interesting perspective by Soderbergh about theglorious and unparalelled Russian sci-fi masterpiece. It's worth watching if you watched the original. Perhaps you'll like it more, or find it thrilling and interesting, as I did.

    54/100

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