Fresh
Scripted, shot, directed and edited by Soderbergh with his customary intelligence and assurance, this is perhaps the most ambiguous and cerebrally sophisticated Hollywood movie in nearly three decades.
Geoff Andrew, Time Out
Solaris
How far will you go for a second chance?
2002 · 1h 39m · PG-13
Drama, Mystery, Science Fiction
Directed by
Steven Soderbergh
Overview
A troubled psychologist is sent to investigate the crew of an isolated research station orbiting a bizarre planet.
Director and cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
66%
Tomatometer
Rotten
Fiasco of infuriating pretentiousness and numbing incoherence.
Rex Reed, New York Observer
Fresh
I prefer Soderbergh's concentration on his two lovers over Tarkovsky's mostly male, mostly patriarchal debating societies.
Andrew Sarris, New York Observer
Fresh
A hushed, haunted tone poem about love and loss.
Steve Murray, Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Rotten
[Soderbergh] tends to place most of the psychological and philosophical material in italics rather than trust an audience's intelligence, and he creates an overall sense of brusqueness.
Jonathan Rosenbaum, Chicago Reader
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