August 31st, 2003
August 31st, 2003
People who watch Solaris either love it, or hate it. Personally, I thought it was amazing. I suspect that those who hated this movie were expecting something that the movie didn't deliver. If you decide to watch this film, make sure you have an open mind.
Reasons to see this movie:
-beautiful cinematography by Soderbergh (Andrews)
-wonderful atmosphereic/eerie music by Martinez
-perfect acting by the entire cast. This is quite possibly Clooney's best performance of his career.
-interesting, if somewhat ambiguious, philosophical commentary
Reasons not to see this movie:
-slow pace. To quote Soderbergh, this is a very "still" film. Some people will instead see it as "slow". Personally, I found that there was always something interesting happening in the film, so it didn't seem slow at all to me.
-not exactly what you expect a sci-fi movie to be like. If you're looking for explosions and tons of special effects, this is not one of those movies. Its a love story more than anything else.
I loved this movie. My rating: 9/10