Solaris - 2003
Superstar George Clooney turns in a stellar Performance in this "brilliant Sci-fi movie" from academy award winners Stephen Soderbergh and James Cameron. Aboard a lonely space station orbiting a mysterious planet, terrified crew members are experiencing a host of strange phenomena, including eerie visitors who seems all too human. And when psychologist Chris Kelvin (Clooney) arrives to investigate, he confronts a power beyond imagining that could hold the key to mankind's deepest dreams...or darkest nightmares. Co-starring Natascha McElhone and Jeremy Davies, Solaris is "mind-bending".
Okay the back of the movie always talks it up. But what was not mentioned was the vagueness of the plot. I walked away from watching this thinking "why the hell did i buy this trash?" The movie was slow, hard to keep my attention to. This might be attractive to some but i have to say that this movie was a big disappointment to me. I usually like Clooney's work but good actors sometimes get caught in bad movies. The ending screamed "make a sequel" as things were left open ended, however i get the feeling that was the plan open ended no closure. Can't help throwing movies out so i just will have to let it collect dust on the shelf with it's 1 out of 5 tankard rating.
