Critic Reviews
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Todd McCarthy, Variety
An empty shell.
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Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle
The ending, though emotionally satisfying, collapses under scrutiny. This lack of payoff is a real flaw in a film pitched to a discriminating sci-fi mentality.
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Rick Groen, Globe and Mail
Given its situational premise -- outer space goes underwater -- Sphere is filled with visual potential, yet Levinson can't tap it. He's just a whole lot more comfortable trying to tame the human software than the technical hardware.
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Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times
As the umpteenth entrant in the We-Are-Not-Alone sweepstakes, Sphere feels awfully familiar because it is.
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James Berardinelli, ReelViews
Somewhere out there, maybe there's a small cadre of film-goers who will appreciate Sphere's dubious charms, but I'm not among them.
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Cast
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Dustin Hoffmanas Dr. Norman Goodman -
Sharon Stoneas Beth Halperin -
Samuel L. Jacksonas Harry Adams
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Peter Coyoteas Barnes -
Liev Schreiberas Ted Fielding -
Queen Latifahas Fletcher




