Sphere

  • 1998


MOVIE IS riveting unsentimental dramatic psychological exciting
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29 %
12 % Rotten
$ 37 Million
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Positive Reviews 7
Negative reviews 9
Average Rating 2.5/5
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2.0
As for you, Barry and anyone else in Hollywood who persists in believing Michael Crichtons literary oeuvre is suitable fodder for classy sci fi advent .. Austin Chronicle
1.9
The only excellence is in the acting, and even then the screenplay puts the characters through so many U turns that dramatic momentum is impossible.Th .. Rogerebert
2.5
Having said that, the performances are decent, and the early tension and suspense of the film is enough for me to recommend it for at least one night .. JoBlo
4.0
This sci fi thriller, based on a novel by Michael Crichton and directed by Barry Levinson, presents a riveting and rounded anatomy of fear the palpabl .. Spirituality And Practice
2.5
We have weak characterizations, shaky underwater sequences (movies like The Abyss raised the bar for those), very poor editing, and dangling plot line .. Combust Ible Celluloid
3.0
That didnt bother me as much as the fact that the ending was rushed and illogical, and, the characters acted in a cowardly manner.I found the film int .. Lariat
2.5
The result is a run of the mill fantasy, competently produced but disappointingly familiar, from its Forbidden Planet premise to the digital clock cou .. Cs Monitor
2.0
Spheres script steals shamelessly and unflatteringly from loads of sci fi/thriller classics. Film Journal
1.5
Its heavy.And its very, very scary, since its got the power to drain even Hollywoods most exciting movie stars of their essential personalities, leavi .. Ew
1.5
Stripped of the pleasures of terror, flattened of grandeur, the movie sinks a matzo ball rather than a golden globe. Ew
3.5
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3.0
Decent performances and an abundance of good ideas and effects but there is definitely a lack of pace to the dramatic tension and you may find yoursel .. Empire
2.5
Experience tells us to expect Sphere to succumb to formula and blow it.It never does. Sf Gate
4.0
Related Item Go to Video Finder Nothing to Fear But Sphere Itself By Desson Howe Washington Post Staff Writer Friday, February 13, 1998 Barry Levinson .. Washington Post
2.5
But nothing in Burn Hollywood Burn reaches even the snicker level. Mr Brown Movies
1.9
Unsentimental, non glamorized, and unclouded by the usual overlay of rose colored nostalgia, this is a raw but rewarding motion picture. ReelViews
3.1
It shunned space action for a more psychological take on the science fiction genre. Movie Habit
1.9
Michael Crichton, author of Sphere, co produced the messy, convoluted version of his best seller, which starts out promisingly enough but soon gets bo .. Deseret News
3.0
Instead, this is a hotch potch of ideas loosely connected and never fully realised. Urban Cine File
2.0
There is absolutely no reason for this film to be over 2 hours long. Film Quips Online
2.5
Sphere starts off as The Abyss, then turns into Event Horizon and finally turns out to be Forbidden Planet and Solaris. Scifi Movie Page
2.5
If you want a better sci fi film go see Dark City.A better Levinson movie Film Blather
2.0
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