Review of Solaris (2002) by Aslanmane — 21 Sep 2013
This is a disappointing movie. It has a rendering of a beautiful planet but forgot that it was supposed to be mostly ocean and not mostly plasma like the consistency of a star. Most of the movie was spent lingering on Clooney and McElhone, neither one seeming to have any need to blink (which I found really disturbing).
I didn't really feel any more empathetic towards them with all of those close ups, really. It could have saved at least 10 minutes of pointless slow panning and closeups. Also, please put a shirt on Clooney and wipe his sweat.
Another sore point I have was the kid: he has the ability to corporealize on will depending on the plot, the other creatures didn't have this ability. I gave it one point because I believed Viola Davis' character really went through something difficult and was the only one who I felt was a real human being.
I gave it another point because aside from the time wasted on Clooney and McElhone, the movie didn't feel like it was too slow.
This review of Solaris (2002) was written by Aslanmane on 21 Sep 2013.
Solaris has generally received positive reviews.
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