If u are looking for a science fiction blockbuster. I advise u not to watch this film as u may become bored and disillusioned with the format this film takes. However if your looking for a film that really stimulates the mind and can be a bit of a head trip. This is the film to watch. The acting is top notch and the chemistry between Cloony and McElhorne(who easily provides one of her best preformances to date) is electrifying. Some people may feel this film is slow-paced and the director (Soderbergh) doesn't really get his message across. But i feel the silences (used alot in Solaris) tell a thousand words specially when describing the complex relationship that exists between the characters played by Cloony & McElhorne, and at the end of the day the film lets u come up with the answers as to what Solaris truely represents. One of the many questions the film asks is whether one man would give up life as he knows it for true bliss and happiness with his loving wife(even though it may not necessary be his wife) and even made me wonder whether in the same position if i would carry out the same decisions he eventually makes given the choice? Solaris overall asks more questions than it answers (which it leaves to the audience to figure out) is a gem of a movie that is highly underated.
Review of Solaris
