ThiefHott Too much of everything

Pluskylang Great Film overall

Pacionsbo Absolutely Fantastic

Bob This is one of the best movies I’ve seen in a very long time. You have to go and see this on the big screen.

jrenoe1 I have not seen the original...yet. So no comparison here. The whole movie I was thinking "this is flat" "this has no depth". Great visuals, score is only so-so. Acting was subdued, on purpose no doubt. Then came the positive but detached feeling afterwards. The is a mildly uplifting movie but in a out-of-body-feeling way. Watch it. Hang with it until the end. A nice job all the way around and a movie the feels like nothing else I've seen.

ixtlan Yes. I mean that. Viewers want to see explosions, murder and mayhem. Not unanswered questions and thought experiments. This movie will give you plenty of those. A typical quote from the movie is "There are no answers. Only choices." Now how many of us have the patience to think about that one? This movie challenges us to sit still for a minute and really listen to what the characters are saying and what it could possibly mean. I thought the acting was excellent given the complexity of what Stanislaw Lem was trying to convey. If he was trying to convey existential crisis, I think the movie succeeds. I loved the touch of making one of the scientists a strong black woman. I watched the original Russian version (1972) before trying to digest the newer one. The newer one resonated with me more. Perhaps because it is more current - perhaps because the in Russian version I had more trouble understanding the timelines and how they fit it - until the end. In the American movie, the timelines make more sense but there is no twist at the end. The last few minutes become predictable. I also found the Russian version much more difficult to relate to emotionally though. I don't know how either movie compares to the book, but that will be my next stop.

robinson_al I have to start out by saying I have never read the 1961 novel nor have I seen the 1972 film. I am only commenting on the 2002 film. I found it an astonishing piece of cinema. I like movies so I have tried hard to see as many as possible so it is only a small number that have stuck with me and made a serious impression. Mostly what drew me to this movie so much was how the director and actors pulled me into the story and made it real for me.I'm sure the book has been fully dissected but I think from comments I have seen that some people don't really understand what is going on. I don't want to give any spoilers so I will only say that the mind is a very powerful thing and we cannot doubt what it can create. We all have inner voices that we struggle with and mostly they try to help us accomplish our goals.I would recommend watching this movie when you have time to feel introspective.

Python Hyena Solaris (2002): Dir: Steven Soderbergh / Cast: George Clooney, Natascha McElhone, Jeremy Davies, Viola Davis, Ulrich Tukur: Ominous film starring George Clooney as a psychologist receiving a message to travel to a space station. He arrives to sheer silence with dry blood painting various areas. Eventually he finds two individuals who attempt to provide information and warnings but Clooney chooses to remain. Jeremy Davies attempts to explain the situation without really explaining it. Viola Davis prefers to remain in her room. Clooney's sleep is interrupted by memories of his wife and her suicide. Intriguing despite questionable conclusion but director Steven Soderbergh is skilled at its mystery in terms of its cross over from reality to dream like state of being. Soderbergh and Clooney both previously worked on the entertaining Out of Sight and the overrated Ocean's Eleven. Clooney is in his element playing an individual shocked at the experience yet faced with haunting memories. Natascha McElhone mirrors the fragile confusion of his wife whose image enslaves his thoughts. Jeremy Davies and Viola Davis seem to evaporate but they steal their scenes when they are on screen. Other roles are much less broad and not very interesting. An unsettling visual achievement ripe with ideas, but it addresses how others are presented in our mindset. Score: 6 ½ / 10