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Movie critics combined give Solaris (2002) a score of 2.7666 out of 4
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Excellent
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Excellent
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Very Good
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Good
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Good
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Solaris (2002) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Window to the Movies (Jeffrey Chen)Window to the Movies (Jeffrey Chen)
...read the complete Solaris movie review at Window to the Movies (Jeffrey Chen)
Solaris (2002) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for MovieJustice (Ginger Vaughan)MovieJustice (Ginger Vaughan)
...read the complete Solaris movie review at MovieJustice (Ginger Vaughan)
Solaris (2002) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for FilmJerk.com (Edward Havens)FilmJerk.com (Edward Havens)
Those who can allow themselves to get enveloped by the movie are in for a genuine treat. ...read the complete Solaris movie review at FilmJerk.com (Edward Havens)
Solaris (2002) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Moda Magazine (Brian Orndorf)Moda Magazine (Brian Orndorf)
...read the complete Solaris movie review at Moda Magazine (Brian Orndorf)
Solaris (2002) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Cinema Signals by The Filmiliar CineasteCinema Signals by The Filmiliar Cineaste
...read the complete Solaris movie review at Cinema Signals by The Filmiliar Cineaste
Solaris (2002) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Rochester Democrat and Chronicle (Jack Garner)Rochester Democrat and Chronicle (Jack Garner)
An original and mature motion picture, a challenge for the unsuspecting and a treat for the daring. ...read the complete Solaris movie review at Rochester Democrat and Chronicle (Jack Garner)
Solaris (2002) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for NewsdayNewsday
...read the complete Solaris movie review at Newsday
Solaris (2002) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Journal News (Westchester, NY) (Marshall Fine)Journal News (Westchester, NY) (Marshall Fine)
It further confirms Steven Soderbergh as the best director to emerge from his generation of filmmakers. ...read the complete Solaris movie review at Journal News (Westchester, NY) (Marshall Fine)
Solaris (2002) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Las Vegas Weekly (Josh Bell)Las Vegas Weekly (Josh Bell)
Soderbergh’s film is the perfect blend of artiness and mainstream appeal, a triumph for Hollywood’s most successful art-house director. ...read the complete Solaris movie review at Las Vegas Weekly (Josh Bell)
Solaris (2002) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Film Quips Online (John R. McEwen)Film Quips Online (John R. McEwen)
...read the complete Solaris movie review at Film Quips Online (John R. McEwen)
Solaris (2002) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Star-Democrat (Easton, MD) (Greg Maki)Star-Democrat (Easton, MD) (Greg Maki)
... A rare film of value and true significance. ...read the complete Solaris movie review at Star-Democrat (Easton, MD) (Greg Maki)
Solaris (2002) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for The Popkorn JunkieThe Popkorn Junkie
...read the complete Solaris movie review at The Popkorn Junkie
Solaris (2002) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Arkansas Democrat-Gazette (Philip Martin)Arkansas Democrat-Gazette (Philip Martin)
...it is not difficult to imagine people being frustrated by this movie, in the same way many people were frustrated by Kubrick’s monolith in 2001. ...read the complete Solaris movie review at Arkansas Democrat-Gazette (Philip Martin)
Solaris (2002) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Cinema Signals (Jules Brenner)Cinema Signals (Jules Brenner)
...read the complete Solaris movie review at Cinema Signals (Jules Brenner)
Solaris (2002) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Rolling Stone (Peter Travers)Rolling Stone (Peter Travers)
A mind-bender in the best sense of the word: The spell it casts follows you all the way home. ...read the complete Solaris movie review at Rolling Stone (Peter Travers)
Solaris (2002) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Reel Movie Critic (Shelley Cameron)Reel Movie Critic (Shelley Cameron)
...read the complete Solaris movie review at Reel Movie Critic (Shelley Cameron)
Solaris (2002) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Netflix (James Rocchi)Netflix (James Rocchi)
Steven Soderbergh's emotional, imaginative remake of a 1970s Soviet sci-fi classic is visually stunning and philosophically challenging. ...read the complete Solaris movie review at Netflix (James Rocchi)
Solaris (2002) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Film Threat, Hollywood's Indie VoiceFilm Threat, Hollywood's Indie Voice
...read the complete Solaris movie review at Film Threat, Hollywood's Indie Voice
Solaris (2002) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for ToxicUniverse.com (Lee Chase IV)ToxicUniverse.com (Lee Chase IV)
...read the complete Solaris movie review at ToxicUniverse.com (Lee Chase IV)
Solaris (2002) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Tyler Morning Telegraph (Texas) (Jonathan R. Perry)Tyler Morning Telegraph (Texas) (Jonathan R. Perry)
Not as much a remake of a sci-fi classic as a reverent interpretation by a filmmaker at peace with his material. ...read the complete Solaris movie review at Tyler Morning Telegraph (Texas) (Jonathan R. Perry)
Solaris (2002) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Rolling Stone (Peter Travers)Rolling Stone (Peter Travers)
Clooney brings raw intensity to his role; his scenes with McElhone are rooted in a fierce romantic yearning. ...read the complete Solaris movie review at Rolling Stone (Peter Travers)
Solaris (2002) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Orlando Sentinel (Roger Moore)Orlando Sentinel (Roger Moore)
The smartest science fiction film since Blade Runner , and yes, that includes The Matrix . ...read the complete Solaris movie review at Orlando Sentinel (Roger Moore)
Solaris (2002) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Reel Movie Critic (Shelley Cameron)Reel Movie Critic (Shelley Cameron)
...read the complete Solaris movie review at Reel Movie Critic (Shelley Cameron)
Solaris (2002) scores a combined 3.75 out of 4 stars for Denver Rocky Mountain News (Robert Denerstein)Denver Rocky Mountain News (Robert Denerstein)
A thought-provoking exploration of the elusive nature of relationships. ...read the complete Solaris movie review at Denver Rocky Mountain News (Robert Denerstein)
Solaris (2002) scores a combined 3.75 out of 4 stars for Deep Focus (Bryant Frazer)Deep Focus (Bryant Frazer)
...read the complete Solaris movie review at Deep Focus (Bryant Frazer)
Solaris (2002) scores a combined 3.75 out of 4 stars for AboutFilm.com (Dominic Varle)AboutFilm.com (Dominic Varle)
...read the complete Solaris movie review at AboutFilm.com (Dominic Varle)
Solaris (2002) scores a combined 3.75 out of 4 stars for Film Freak CentralFilm Freak Central
Steven Soderbergh's best film since sex, lies, and videotape (and the film most like it in theme and execution), Solaris is a moving, hypnotic adaptation of the classic Stanislaw Lem novel, which was first made into a film in 1972 by Andrei Tarkovsky. ...read the complete Solaris movie review at Film Freak Central
Solaris (2002) scores a combined 3.75 out of 4 stars for Lee's Movie Info (Lee Tistaert)Lee's Movie Info (Lee Tistaert)
...read the complete Solaris movie review at Lee's Movie Info (Lee Tistaert)
Solaris (2002) scores a combined 3.65 out of 4 stars for DVDnett.noDVDnett.no
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Solaris (2002) scores a combined 3.60 out of 4 stars for Film Threat (Michael Dequina)Film Threat (Michael Dequina)
It's an entirely different animal from Tarkovsky's hypnotic but opaque take, and it's an entirely different animal from most studio product in general -- Soderbergh's Solaris is a gorgeous and deceptively minimalist cinematic tone poem. ...read the complete Solaris movie review at Film Threat (Michael Dequina)
Solaris (2002) scores a combined 3.60 out of 4 stars for The Onion (A.V. Club) (Scott Tobias)The Onion (A.V. Club) (Scott Tobias)
Though glazed in chilly surfaces -- the Kubrickian spaces, Cliff Martinez's gorgeous ambient score, the elliptical editing rhythms of Soderbergh's recent work, particularly "The Limey" -- the film contains a surprising depth of feeling within its ...read the complete Solaris movie review at The Onion (A.V. Club) (Scott Tobias)
Solaris (2002) scores a combined 3.60 out of 4 stars for Planet Sick-Boy (Jon Popick)Planet Sick-Boy (Jon Popick)
With long stretches containing no dialogue, it's a slow, sterile, thought-provoking film that will leave many unanswered questions rattling around in your head. ...read the complete Solaris movie review at Planet Sick-Boy (Jon Popick)
Solaris (2002) scores a combined 3.60 out of 4 stars for Salon.com (Andrew O'Hehir)Salon.com (Andrew O'Hehir)
Soderbergh's film is probably not the equal of either Tarkovsky's 1972 predecessor or the memorably Byzantine prose of Lem's novel, but in the end, almost despite himself, this able craftsman has made a brave and lovely companion piece to both of them. ...read the complete Solaris movie review at Salon.com (Andrew O'Hehir)
Solaris (2002) scores a combined 3.57 out of 4 stars for Film Fever Film Fever
...read the complete Solaris movie review at Film Fever
Solaris (2002) scores a combined 3.56 out of 4 stars for Austin Chronicle (Marjorie Baumgarten)Austin Chronicle (Marjorie Baumgarten)
As things turn out, Clooney’s butt is just one of the many delights to be found on a trip to Solaris. ...read the complete Solaris movie review at Austin Chronicle (Marjorie Baumgarten)
Solaris (2002) scores a combined 3.52 out of 4 stars for Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)
The Soderbergh version is like the same story freed from the weight of Tarkovsky's solemnity. And it evokes one of the rarest of movie emotions, ironic regret. ...read the complete Solaris movie review at Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)
Solaris (2002) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Scott's Movie Reviews (Scott Mantz)Scott's Movie Reviews (Scott Mantz)
...read the complete Solaris movie review at Scott's Movie Reviews (Scott Mantz)
Solaris (2002) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Atlanta Journal-Constitution (Steve Murray)Atlanta Journal-Constitution (Steve Murray)
A hushed, haunted tone poem about love and loss. ...read the complete Solaris movie review at Atlanta Journal-Constitution (Steve Murray)
Solaris (2002) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Ozus' World Movie Reviews (Dennis Schwartz)Ozus' World Movie Reviews (Dennis Schwartz)
"Those looking for the usual science fiction adventure doings here, will find they got on the wrong rocket flight." ...read the complete Solaris movie review at Ozus' World Movie Reviews (Dennis Schwartz)
Solaris (2002) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for MovieFreak.com (Dennis Landmann)MovieFreak.com (Dennis Landmann)
...read the complete Solaris movie review at MovieFreak.com (Dennis Landmann)
Solaris (2002) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Reel Movie Critic (Pam Singleton)Reel Movie Critic (Pam Singleton)
...read the complete Solaris movie review at Reel Movie Critic (Pam Singleton)
Solaris (2002) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Film Threat, Hollywood's Indie VoiceFilm Threat, Hollywood's Indie Voice
...read the complete Solaris movie review at Film Threat, Hollywood's Indie Voice
Solaris (2002) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Gambit Weekly (New Orleans, LA) (David Lee Simmons)Gambit Weekly (New Orleans, LA) (David Lee Simmons)
... Solaris feels little more than a laudable effort, a noble, structured exercise in filmmaking. ...read the complete Solaris movie review at Gambit Weekly (New Orleans, LA) (David Lee Simmons)
Solaris (2002) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Rolling Stone (Peter Travers)Rolling Stone (Peter Travers)
...read the complete Solaris movie review at Rolling Stone (Peter Travers)
Solaris (2002) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Empire Magazine [UK]Empire Magazine [UK]
...read the complete Solaris movie review at Empire Magazine [UK]
Solaris (2002) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for CineMe (Daniel Meyer)CineMe (Daniel Meyer)
...read the complete Solaris movie review at CineMe (Daniel Meyer)
Solaris (2002) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for The Oscar Guy (Wesley Lovell)The Oscar Guy (Wesley Lovell)
...read the complete Solaris movie review at The Oscar Guy (Wesley Lovell)
Solaris (2002) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Movie Habit (Marty Mapes)Movie Habit (Marty Mapes)
...read the complete Solaris movie review at Movie Habit (Marty Mapes)
Solaris (2002) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Reel Review (James E. Laczkowski)Reel Review (James E. Laczkowski)
One of those films I stand by simply because charismatic Clooney does a fine job here, and Soderbergh continues to keep things interesting and unpredictable. ...read the complete Solaris movie review at Reel Review (James E. Laczkowski)
Solaris (2002) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for CineMe (Daniel Meyer)CineMe (Daniel Meyer)
...read the complete Solaris movie review at CineMe (Daniel Meyer)
Solaris (2002) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Dark Horizons (Garth Franklin)Dark Horizons (Garth Franklin)
...read the complete Solaris movie review at Dark Horizons (Garth Franklin)
Solaris (2002) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for DVD Clinic ("Indiana Sev")DVD Clinic ("Indiana Sev")
...read the complete Solaris movie review at DVD Clinic ("Indiana Sev")
Solaris (2002) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Monkeyboy ReviewMonkeyboy Review
...read the complete Solaris movie review at Monkeyboy Review
Solaris (2002) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for DVD ConfidentialDVD Confidential
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Solaris (2002) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for The UK Critic (Ian Waldron-Mantgani)The UK Critic (Ian Waldron-Mantgani)
...read the complete Solaris movie review at The UK Critic (Ian Waldron-Mantgani)
Solaris (2002) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Austin Chronicle (Marjorie Baumgarten)Austin Chronicle (Marjorie Baumgarten)
...read the complete Solaris movie review at Austin Chronicle (Marjorie Baumgarten)
Solaris (2002) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for ViewLondon (Matthew Turner)ViewLondon (Matthew Turner)
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Solaris (2002) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for JoBlo's Movie Emporium ("JoBlo")JoBlo's Movie Emporium ("JoBlo")
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Solaris (2002) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)
FILM CRITIC Solaris" tells the story of a planet that reads minds, and obliges its visitors by devising and providing people they have lost, and miss. The Catch-22 is that the planet knows no more than its visitors know about these absent people. As the f ...read the complete Solaris movie review at Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)
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Overall Rating:
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Solaris (2002) is ranked overall as out of 4 stars
Avg Critic Score:
2.7666
Solaris (2002) is ranked overall as out of 4 stars
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