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Solaris Review

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Critics scores range from 0 to 100, with higher scores indicating more favorable reviews.

  • 4.0
    65

    out of 100

    Metascore®
    Generally favorable reviews
    based on a weighted average of all
    critic review scores.

  • 50

    out of 100

    Variety Todd McCarthy

    Despite its undeniably pure and earnest intent, Solaris is equally undeniably an arid, dull affair that imposes and maintains a huge distance between the viewer and what happens onscreen.

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  • 50

    out of 100

    Entertainment Weekly Owen Gleiberman

    Soderbergh, in essence, has come up with a plodding and far less psychologically arresting version of ''Ghost.''

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  • 50

    out of 100

    The New York Times Stephen Holden

    Retooled into a sleek pop fable that doesn't bother to connect all its dots, the movie aspires to fuse the mystical intellectual gamesmanship of "2001: A Space Odyssey" with the love-beyond-the-grave romantic schmaltz of "Titanic," without losing its cool. It's a tricky balancing act that doesn't quite come off.

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  • 70

    out of 100

    Los Angeles Times Kenneth Turan

    Ends up more challenging and intriguing than personally involving, and while these are far from small things, it is only human to hope for more.

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  • 75

    out of 100

    USA Today Claudia Puig

    Soderbergh does a fine job creating a moody atmosphere of pervasive anxiety. The ending can be interpreted a few different ways and should ignite debate about its meaning.

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  • 75

    out of 100

    Chicago Tribune Michael Wilmington

    Solaris, an exploration of outer space and inner anguish, reminds us that science fiction can embrace adult ideas and human drama as well as technology and futuristic action.

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  • 80

    out of 100

    Wall Street Journal Joe Morgenstern

    Unexpectedly thoughtful, as well as touching.

  • 88

    out of 100

    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.

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