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Sabrina Reviews

1995

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A remake of a 1954 Billy Wilder romance, this updated version of the play Sabrina Fair was directed by Sydney Pollack. Julia Ormond stars as Sabrina Fairchild, the daughter of a kindly chauffeur (John Wood) at the Long Island estate of the upper-crust Larrabee family. Sabrina has grown up enchanted from afar with the Larrabees' .. Read more

Starring	Harrison Ford, Julia Ormond, Greg Kinnear, John Wood
Director	Sydney Pollack
Genres	Comedy, Drama, Romance

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- A waste of effort for all concerned: the story seems tired, the performances are inferior, the romance and comedy have been dissipated, and there is very little left to engage the attention, other than to wonder why anyone should want to remake the Wilder
- 31679
- - Halliwell's Film Guide
  - 02 Mar 2006 at 15:42
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  Sabrina (1995)
  
  Harrison Ford is wonderfully witty and surprisingly romantic in this fabulous remake... read more »
  
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  - Sparkie
  - BRISTOL, UK
  - 21 Jun 2006 at 11:49
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  Better than the original?
  
  I loved Billy Wilder's version but always felt Humphrey Bogart was horribly miscast as Linus. Harrison Ford on the other hand was great and the whole film ... read more »
  
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- - Cathryn
  - 3 reviews
  - Oldham
  - 06 Dec 2011 at 17:17
- - 0
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  The best
  
  The orginal is the best, however if you like the actors there are some funny moments. And it differs from the orignal as in the setting is more modern and ... read more »
  
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  - Edinburgh
  - 20 May 2010 at 18:31
- - 0
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  Sabrina
  
  Excellent movie, if you love romance and hope with a twist you will love this film! Love it , love it, love it!
  
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- - Rhobo
  - 2 reviews
  - Fort William
  - 21 Oct 2009 at 13:40
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  An excellent re-make
  
  I like Audrey Hepburn and I don't usually like revisions of great films, but this is excellent - better than the original. Julia Ormond plays a very ... read more »
  
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  - Carlisle
  - 26 Apr 2009 at 19:18
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  excellant
  
  excellant, really good movie, great story line and mr ford was great
  
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  - Weymouth
  - 22 Feb 2009 at 20:01
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  Enjoyable
  
  As long as you like films that take their time you'll enjoy this (well you need to like Harrison Ford too). Both he and Julia Ormond bring something special... read more »
  
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  - East Grinstead
  - 05 Feb 2009 at 18:43
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  Afternoon viewing
  
  Sabrina is the sort of film to put on when its raining and you want to watch something easy on the eye. It's not in the same league as the original, but ... read more »
  
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  - Winsford
  - 29 Jan 2009 at 16:11
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  Sabrina
  
  A remake of an excellent film which manages to modernise the story without spoiling it. Well worth watching.
  
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  - Worksop
  - 20 Jan 2009 at 21:29
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  Sabrina
  
  Enjoyable, amusing and romantic and therefore relaxing to watch. NICE.
  
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  - Rickmansworth
  - 08 Jan 2009 at 19:51
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  Sabrina
  
  A good family film with all the silliness of a girls teenage crush and the inevitable fallout, Harrison Ford wins the girl and as her father has made his ... read more »
  
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  - Lytham St. Annes
  - 07 Jan 2009 at 17:02
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- - 4
  - 1
  Sabrina (1995)
  
  Harrison Ford is wonderfully witty and surprisingly romantic in this fabulous remake... read more »
  
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- 256650
- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - Sparkie
  - BRISTOL, UK
  - 21 Jun 2006 at 11:49
- - 2
  - 0
  Heresy
  
  Well it is heresy, isn't it, to prefer this version to the Audrey Hepburn classic, but nonetheless I do. Ormond is every bit as beautiful as Hepburn, but ... read more »
  
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  - Froniga
  - 24 reviews
  - England
  - 07 Apr 2004 at 14:45
- - 2
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  Classic romance
  
  Any movie with Harrison Ford in it is sure to be a hit, and this is no exception. Ford plays a seemingly callous businessman who as the story develops, grows ... read more »
  
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- - Carlotta
  - UK
  - 16 Mar 2004 at 18:33
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  feel good movie
  
  this film is the dvd equifalent of easy listening.
  
  a true feel good movie for the real romantics out there.
  
  funny sad and best of all ... read more »
  
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- - david sharpe
  - wales
  - 19 Jun 2005 at 01:48
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  outstandind ormond
  
  enjoyable remake of 1954 movie about a chauffuur,s daughter with a crush on the handsome younger brother in the rich family where her father works.when he shows... read more »
  
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- - david campbell
  - troon,scotland
  - 25 Jun 2005 at 07:18
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  - 1
  Disappointing
  
  A good film on it's own, but not a patch on the original.
  
  Less humour and no magnetic personalities in this film. Harrison Ford is not a patch ... read more »
  
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  - England
  - 18 Sep 2004 at 15:49
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  - 1
  STORY OK
  
  THE STORY WAS OK, FILM ABOUT HALF AN HOUR TO LONG BUT HARRISON FORD A BIT MISCAST AS THE OLDER BROTHER, TO MANY IFFY CONNOTATIONS
  
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  - WESTERN ISLES
  - 07 Oct 2004 at 13:46
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  Better Than The Original
  
  A real feel good movie. Better than the original. Great photography, splendid background music, and superb fashions enhance a good cast.
  
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  - Orpington, Kent
  - 17 Apr 2005 at 21:30
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  middle of the road
  
  a take it or leave it harrison ford,romance in paris.
  
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- - be-en
  - cumbria
  - 31 Aug 2005 at 17:08
- - 0
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  Sadly lacking
  
  I love Harrison Ford normally so rented this on strength of him being in it. Seen the original which I enjoyed but don't like the stars so was open to this... read more »
  
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  - Dudley, England
  - 12 Oct 2005 at 09:09

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Critics' reviews
- A waste of effort for all concerned: the story seems tired, the performances are inferior, the romance and comedy have been dissipated, and there is very little left to engage the attention, other than to wonder why anyone should want to remake the Wilder
- 31679
- - Halliwell's Film Guide
  - 02 Mar 2006 at 15:42
- There's the touch of a dead hand on this remake of Billy Wilder's romantic tale of a love between April bloom and late... read more on Time Out
- 44936
- - Time Out
  - 04 Nov 2008 at 00:15
- "...In keeping with Ford's canny miniature work, [SABRINA] comes into its own on the small screen..." -- Rating: B
- 10366
- - Entertainment Weekly
  - 11 Mar 2005 at 12:59
- "...A fairly classy number..."
- 10368
- - Sight and Sound
  - 11 Mar 2005 at 12:59
- "...Visually appealing..."
- 10369
- - Variety
  - 11 Mar 2005 at 12:59
- "...Lushly decorative..."
- 10367
- - Rolling Stone
  - 11 Mar 2005 at 12:59

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  A remake of a 1954 Billy Wilder romance, this updated version of the play Sabrina Fair was directed by Sydney Pollack. Julia Ormond stars as Sabrina Fairchild, the daughter of a kindly chauffeur (John Wood) at the Long Island estate of the upper-crust Larrabee family. Sabrina has grown up enchanted ...