| Sphere Review |
| by Jon Popick |
| It sounded too good on paper. One of my favorite directors, Barry
Levinson (Wag the Dog), re-teaming with one of my favorite writers, Paul
Attanasio (Quiz Show), to adapt a book by one of my favorite authors,
Michael Crichton (AirFrame). They pulled it...more |
| Sphere Review |
| by James Brundage |
| Sphere is one of those movies I hate to review more than I hate to watch.
On one hand, you have the numerous good aspects of the film (top notch cast,
etc.). On the other hand, you have a plot that can't be passed off in the
world of celluloid. more |
| Sphere Review |
| by Bob Bloom |
| Sphere is an adult science fiction movie, which means a lot of jabber in
scientific wordspeak that's supposed to impress as well as substitute for
laser blasts or bug-eyed monsters. more |
| Sphere Review |
| by Serdar Yegulalp |
| I'm spoiled. Long before I had ever read a single Michael Crichton novel, I
read Stanislaw Lem, the Polish science-fiction writer who has far more to
say in one book than Crichton has had to say in all of his. The book in
question was SOLARIS, a novel...more |
| Sphere Review |
| by Berge Garabedian |
| Three big name actors, Hoffman, Jackson and Stone, one big name author,
Michael Crichton, and one big name director, Barry Levinson, get
together and create an underwater science-fiction movie called SPHERE.
Just imagine THE THING (8/10) meeting ALIEN...more |
| Sphere Review |
| by Richard Scheib |
| USA. 1998. Director - Barry Levinson, Screenplay - Paul Attanasio &
Stephen Hauser, Adaption - Kurt Wimmer, Based on the Novel by Michael
Crichton, Producers - Crichton, Levinson & Andrew Wald, Photography -
Adam Greenberg, Music - Elliot Goldenthal,...more |
| Sphere Review |
| by p-m agapow |
| A mysterious big alien thingie is found at the bottom of the ocean.
The inevitable team of experts are taken down to it, left alone and
get on each others nerves before dying one by one. more |
| Sphere Review |
| by Luke Buckmaster |
| It may surprise some people to know that Berry Levinson, the director who
brought us Donnie Brasco and Wag the Dog, has ventured into Stephen Spielberg
territory with one of Michael Crichton s less known novels Sphere. more |
| Sphere Review |
| by David Wilcock |
| (WARNER BROTHERS)
RUNNING TIME: 134 MINUTES (2 HOURS 14 MINUTES)
STARRING DUSTIN HOFFMAN, SHARON STONE, SAMUEL L. JACKSON
DIRECTED BY BARRY LEVINSON
With his successful books and movies, Michael Crichton is doing well.
With early successes with...more |
| Sphere Review |
| by Tim Voon |
| SPHERE 1998
A film review by Timothy Voon
Copyright 1998 Timothy Voon
3 :-( :-( :-( for causing me to choke with disbelief more |
| Sphere Review |
| by Martijn van Turnhout |
| Norman Goodman: Dustin Hoffman
Beth Halperin: Sharon Stone
Harry Adams: Samuel L. Jackson
Barnes: Peter Coyote
Ted Fielding: Liev Schreiber more |
| Sphere Review |
| by Curtis Edmonds |
| A few years back, they brought in my main man Quentin Tarantino to add a
little spice to the script of the submarine action flick Crimson Tide.
One of the scenes that bears QT's distinctive stamp is this: Renegade
Navy officer Denzel Washington is...more |
| Sphere Review |
| by Ram Samudrala |
| ----------------------------------------------------------------------
SPHERE
A film review by Ram Samudrala
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| Sphere Review |
| by Bill Chambers |
| (For more lame-ass reviews visit my scum-hearted website:
FILM FREAK CENTRAL!
http://www.geocities.com/Hollywood/Set/7504
Lots to read, and a special section where you can tell me (and others)
what to see. Visit it, you damn filthy apes!) more |
| Sphere Review |
| by Ben Hoffman |
| It has happened before and will happen again. Nevertheless, it
seems always to come as a surprise when a film that boasts such
fine actors as Dustin Hoffman, Sharon Stone, and Samuel L Jackson,
can be so ordinary. more |
| Sphere Review |
| by Mark R Leeper |
| Capsule: SPHERE starts out exciting, turns
into an intriguing puzzle, then degrades to a
haunted house horror film, and finally it is all
pulled together with an overly-familiar idea.
SPHERE is...more |
| Sphere Review |
| by Edwin Jahiel |
| SPHERE 1/2 * (half a star). Directed by Barry Levinson.Written by Stephen
Hauser and Paul Attanasio, from a novel by Michael Crichton, adapted by
Kurt Wimmer. Photography, Adam Greenberg. Editing,Stu Linder.Production
design, Norman Reynolds....more |
| Sphere Review |
| by Brian Takeshita |
| Barry Levinson's SPHERE is the latest in a long line of films based on
a novel by Michael Crichton. In this one, Dustin Hoffman plays Norman
Goodman, a psychologist who deals with survivors of airplane crashes,
and that's what he thinks he's supposed to...more |
| Sphere Review |
| by Michael Redman |
| One of the most unpleasant experiences that can occur in a movie theater is
when a cast of fine actors end up in a film that wastes their talents. You
keep thinking what they might have accomplished with the time they squandered. more |
| Sphere Review |
| by Nick Amado |
| Review: SPHERE
Directed by: Barry Levinson
Starring: Dustin Hoffman, Sharon Stone, Samuel L. Jackson, Liev Schrieber, Petere Coyote
Approx Running Time: 135 min.
Based on the novel by Michael Chricton more |
| Sphere Review |
| by Nathaniel R. Atcheson |
| Director: Barry Levinson
Written by: Stephen Hauser, Paul Attanasio
Producers: Michael Crichton, Barry Levinson
Cast: Dustin Hoffman, Sharon Stone, Samuel L. Jackson, Peter Coyote,
Queen Latifah, Liev Schreiber, Marga Gomez
Runtime: 135...more |
| Sphere Review |
| by Matt Williams |
| For many years, Michael Crichton's novel Sphere has sat around simply
awaiting a film adaptation. However, unlike his more recent novels
(which are almost published in screenplay format), Sphere makes an
attempt at some genuine science fiction...more |
| Sphere Review |
| by Matthew Brissette |
| If there is a lesson to be learned from Sphere , it's that sometimes
less is...well , less is sometimes not a good idea for a potential
blockbuster. Not that Sphere enters that esteemed category , oh no , far
from it. Add to this the fact that , weeks in...more |
| Sphere Review |
| by Walter Frith |
| It looks more and more like Hollywood is running out of ideas.
Remember a little space horror film entitled 'Event Horizon' from
1997? 'Sphere' has almost the exact same plot and manifestation of
visual output except that 'Event Horizon' is a lot...more |
| Sphere Review |
| by Jerry Bosch |
| Ouch. Not for the puns; for the movie. I can round up the review with one
word: weak. Take a B plot, inflate it with a big budget, surround it with
three of Hollywood's brightest stars and what have you done? You have come
full circle, back to B....more |
| Sphere Review |
| by Steve Kong |
| I've read all but one of Michael Crichton's books (The Great Train Robbery)
and seen all but three of his book-to-film adaptations (The Great Train
Robbery, The Andromeda Strain, and Congo). Of the Crichton books that I've
read, Sphere is my favourite....more |
| Sphere Review |
| by David Sunga |
| Rating: 2 stars (out of 4.0)
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Key to rating system:
2.0 stars - Debatable
2.5 stars - Some people may like it
3.0 stars - I liked it
3.5 stars - I am biased in favor of the movie
4.0 stars - I felt the movie's impact...more |
| Sphere Review |
| by James Berardinelli |
| United States, 1998
U.S. Release Date: 2/13/98 (wide)
Running Length: 2:15
MPAA Classification: PG-13 (Profanity, violence)
Theatrical Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1 more |
| Sphere Review |
| by Steve Rhodes |
| SPHERE, the latest Michael Crichton novel to be brought to the
screen, is a physical and psychological thriller that keeps you on the
edge of your seat. Barry Levinson, the director of the excellent and
topical movie WAG THE DOG as well as his...more |
| Sphere Review |
| by Michael Dequina |
| Barry Levinson's adaptation of Michael Crichton's novel Sphere has more in
common with the story's focal otherworldly orb than just its title. The
sphere is luminous and hauntingly beautiful on the surface, with its
interior kept alluringly,...more |
