Sabrina (1995)

Save your money for something good and enjoyable

Expected more

Great movie! If you want to be entertained and have a few good laughs, see this movie. The music is also very good,

Funny, strange, confrontational and subversive, this is one of the most interesting experiences you'll have at the cinema this year.

Sabrina (1995): Dir: Sydney Pollack / Cast: Julia Ormond, Harrison Ford, Greg Kinnear, Lauren Holly, Angie Dickinson: Satisfying yet inferior remake to Billy Wilder's 1954 romantic hit. Julia Ormond stars as Sabrina, perched in a tree to fancy the sight of an engaged man. When she returns from a trip she is transformed into a beautiful woman and catches his attention but he is married to the daughter of an investor whom older brother Linus wishes not to lose. He spirits her away to keep his younger brother from infidelity but finds himself falling for her. Still a lovely story with conviction yet it feels like a remake. Directed by Sidney Pollack who previously made Absence of Malice and Tootsie. Ormond accepts the brave task of filling the role previously mastered by Audrey Hepburn and she pulls through, and Harrison Ford is taking a shot at romantic comedies, on break from his usual action persona. He is a reasonable suggestion for someone to fill shoes once wore by Humphrey Bogart. Greg Kinnear plays his brother with the same glee possessed by William Holden in the original. Lauren Holly plays his wife but after her success with Dumb and Dumber she is unfortunately mere cardboard here. Angie Dickinson is also underused here after her previous success. This is not as good as the original but it is a well crafted and worthy romantic charm. Score: 7 ½ / 10

The underlying message of this movie is the message of this movie is the European culture compared to the American culture. It is shown that the American lifestyle has a lack of balance between work and life. Americans are workaholics. Which can affect the well-being of a person. But ultimately will bring us all to the "American Dream". In the movie there is a huge contrast between Linus, the one who is obsessed with work and making more money to the point where work is all he thinks about, and David, who lives his life to get the girls and try out everything never working to pay for it in the first place. Sabrina fell in love with David and his lifestyle, she wanted the popularity and fashion, until she went to Paris and realized the importance of balance between work and play. She tells her father that her favorite thing about him is that he became a chauffeur just so he could have time to read his books. That is something that the American society doesn't understand, it's always work more hours to make more money so you are secure. American's look to the future instead of living in the now, but if you are always looking to the future and not enjoying the now then the future will stay in the future. Europeans work just as hard as anybody, the difference that they have is that they know when to stop working and have fun. Also, the Europeans will do something that they enjoy rather than having a job that they dislike to have security for the future. Sabrina tells Linus that in Europe it's all about pleasure, they work as hard, they just know when to quit and enjoy themselves. This is brings joy to the people of Europe, why people love to visit and never want to leave. Health is very affected by the amount time and energy is put into work. American's long work hours has a huge impact on a person's health. What will give when long hours at work are being added? The more a person tries to work more hours the less sleep, exercise, relaxation, nutrition, and outside social time they will get. People don't think of the consequence if they work through their lunch break, or stay at the office late to finish a project early. Not only is having the separate time away from work good for your physical health and can prevent illness, it is good for your mental, emotional, social, and spiritual health. All fun and no work is hard on a person, it can result in depression and a rut. People will tend to keep themselves in the rut to get to their goal. People are disillusioned when they think that money can bring them happiness. Driving an expensive car, living in an enormous house, and having unlimited material objects are only good for temporary delight. Most people who are blessed with wealth are only blessed for a limited time. Eventually, the money fades. When this happens, they do not know how to handle this seemingly irreplaceable loss. By revolving their lives around making, spending, and/or saving money, they are disheartened without it. The youth of America are taught that success comes from finding a high paying job and wearing uncomfortable, expensive clothing. Young adults are pressured to finish high school and attend a good college to earn a degree. Finding a "respectable" job, rather than working in a field of interest and enjoyment is considered success in today's world. The working world would be dominated by truly happy people if everyone would do work that they love instead of wasting energy for money and riches. Sabrina repeats the notion that working constantly is too much and playing is never going to be enough. In Europe, they understand balance between working and relaxing for their own personal enjoyment. They understand that life is meant to lived right now not in the future.

Harrison Ford, Julia Ormond, and Gregg Kinnear star in a remake of a 50's movie, originally starring Humphrey Bogart, called Sabrina. I hate to say it but I never saw that movie. But I did see this movie. This is a great movie. It's funny, and definitely romantic. The actors do a fantastic job. Especially Harrison Ford, playing the more likable brother.Harrison ford and Greg Kinnear play two brothers named Linus and David, sons of a tycoon in New York. David is engaged to one of their business partner's daughter(played by Lauren Holly). But he changes his mind when Sabrina(played by Julia Ormond), the daughter of their car driver and an old friend, returns from Paris.When she returns, the two of them plan on meeting up in the solarium. But that leads to an accident involving David. David's brother Linus has always had a crush on her too. So he offers to talk to her after the accident. While David lays injured in bed, Linus starts to hang out with her, and she soon starts to fall for him.Sabrina is a fantastic film. Sydney Pollack did such a great job making this movie. It's a shame he's not alive anymore.Cause he did great films. This was an odd one, and what was he doing in Made of honor? Lord knows. All of the actors do a great job. These are great actors. This is a great film.Sabrina: A

"Sabrina" is a pretty easily likable romantic comedy, a genre of which I am a fan, even though it is hard to find good ones. This is a decent film, but now that I am comparing it to the 1954 original, it is easier for me to be critical. This movie has a good plot, some humor, and decent romance. Also, I am pleased to find movies like this with so little objectionable content, making it appropriate for the whole family, though the younger ones may not be completely interested. I hate to complain about this movie, but there are a few downsides. It runs too long overall, and it slows down too much toward the end. If you ask me, Harrison Ford doesn't really fit his role and seems to old and lifeless for the part he is intending to play. Also, I'm afraid Greg Kinnear simply cannot fill the brilliance of William Holden's shoes in the original. Julia Ormond takes Audrey Hepburn's role fairly well, but none of these three can possibly compare to the excellence of the original cast. The old film really was not outdated and didn't need to be updated, as films like "The Shop Around the Corner" or "The Parent Trap" did. Despite those things, I'm not going to criticize this film any more. It's good for a date film or when you don't want to think too hard but just want to be entertained and happy. I give it a slight recommendation, but I'd suggest the original with more priority.*** out of ****