Solaris

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Cinema S @cinema_sensei Sep 25, 2026 Easy to follow and well-made, but after watching Tarkovsky’s original, this version feels less powerful. Soderbergh keeps the core ideas about love, grief and memory, and Clooney gives a solid performance, but the shorter, cleaner approach loses some depth and mystery. Good film, just not a great experience compared to the original. See more Robert P @Superbad Sep 18, 2026 Solaris = a *3* star Movie! See more Blake- N @PBSAniDom Apr 17, 2026 Solaris (2002) is a quiet, reflective science fiction film that feels less like a traditional space story and more like an emotional investigation into grief, memory, and identity. Based on the earlier Solaris novel by Stanisław Lem and clearly influenced by Tarkovsky’s 1972 version, this adaptation takes a more streamlined and intimate approach while keeping the core philosophical ideas intact. George Clooney delivers a restrained performance as a man haunted by his past, and the film uses its minimalist space station setting to emphasize isolation and psychological tension rather than action or spectacle. The pacing is slow, but it suits the meditative tone, allowing the emotional weight of the story to build gradually. While it may not have the same depth or impact as the 1972 version for some viewers, it still stands as a thoughtful interpretation in its own right. Overall, i'd gave it a 7/10. See more Sam P @laniakea Apr 4, 2026 Everything about a Clooney movie is about Clooney. From the moment he appears on screen, any hope of genuine storytelling evaporates. You're not watching a character grapple with grief and memory on a mysterious space station. You're watching George Clooney's face do George Clooney things. And then there's the naked arse. Soderbergh apparently felt the world needed to see it. We did not. The source material, Lem's novel and Tarkovsky's masterful 1972 adaptation, is about the unknowability of the other, the way memory distorts love, the limits of human understanding. None of that survives contact with a movie star whose entire screen presence radiates self satisfaction. Nauseating. Watch the Tarkovsky instead. See more Cohil P @cohil Dec 20, 2025 Underrated remake. We'll judge again in ten years. See more Heather D @deepsters Apr 20, 2025 An excellent Cerebral, mind bending film that still holds up 23 years later better than most sci-fi films of today. Don’t pay attention to the negative reviews. Those are the same people that complain that their ice cream is cold. See more Read all reviews

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