That was an excellent one.

Simple and well acted, it has tension enough to knot the stomach.

The film makes a home in your brain and the only cure is to see it again.

The plot isn't so bad, but the pace of storytelling is too slow which makes people bored. Certain moments are so obvious and unnecessary for the main plot. I would've fast-forwarded those moments if it was an online streaming. The ending looks like implying a sequel, not sure if this movie will get one

Well I know that usually the remakes of such classic films are destined to be heavily criticized and to be expected with prejudice. But in this particular case, that kind of attitude would be definitely wrong and unfair. The 1995 version of Sabrina by Sidney Pollack is by far better in my opinion. The story is of course the same. A young and inexperienced girl goes to work in Paris and "reinvents" her personality and her style. When she comes back, radically changed, she finally catches the attention and the romantic interest of the man she has been in love with since her teenage years. But his strict and workaholic brother is determined not to let the romance evolve at any cost out of fear that this could destroy his business plans! As far as the characters are concerned, the truth is that there has been a little but important change. For example, Julia Ormond's Sabrina is stronger, more confident, independent and eloquent than the character of the 1954 film. Audrey Hepburn played a naive and more intimidated girl. Greg Kinnear's David in in exactly the same mood as in the original, meaning a good-hearted, charming, but a little superficial and irresponsible playboy. Now, in my opinion, the most interesting character is the older brother, Linus, who in this film is portrayed as having a much darker, cynical and introverted (almost rude) character than in the original. I personally like this change because I think it makes the plot and the hero more interesting (I think the line "the world's only living heart donor" is hilarious and a classic!) At this point, we should absolutely give an honorable mention to Harrison Ford's performance(for which he was nominated for a golden globe that year). He plays the sort of "villain" of the story in a most convincing and elegant way. Contrary to most of his roles, this time Ford adopts harsh facial expressions (almost not smiling at all) and a very severe look. this is why his attempt to soften a little bit in order to approach Sabrina creates- an almost adorable- contradiction. Personally, I think that Ford and Ormond have definitely more chemistry than the original couple of Bogart and Hepburn and that they are way more convincing. Finally, I would like to mention the magnificent music of John Williams and the songs of Sting- all these create a really romantic but still modern fairytale. I highly recommend the movie since it's romantic, funny and quite clever actually. I give it a 9/10.

I couldn't even watch to the end and had to stop in the middle - which I usually never do for a movie or a book. Everything seemed dull.Julia Ormond: is sad and ugly, even when she is supposedly that new fashionable woman back from Paris. She doesn't have the playfulness and liveliness or even half of the class and sense of style and fashion of the original (and she is supposed to have worked at Vogue). Her evening dress at the Larabee's party? blah... Her haircut makes her look too mature and in her late 30's (The girl playing E. Tyson was much more attractive and young) and I wasn't impressed with her character transformation. The way that transformation occurs isn't even that detailed or deep, as the assistant photographer. In the original, it is not deep or detailed either, but at least it is done in a fun, lighthearted way at the cooking school.the dialogs:they were painful, dull and the self-awareness with which the lines were delivered made my skin crawl. The scene where Sabrina talks about her feelings to a hidden Linus before going to Paris was delivered with lackluster and a sadness that were painful to watch. I felt ashamed for Ormond. I missed the way Audrey Hepburn inhales with delight the deadly fumes of the cars, or even the simple goodbye letter she writes to her father.I felt sad for Harrison Ford, because I usually like him very much and think he was not exactly miscast, but lost with all these sad characters to deal with in the first place.I didn't feel any chemistry with the characters. That young man in Paris who falls in love with Sabrina doesn't even make sense. Why fall for such a clumsy ugly girl who can't say a word straight? What is their link, except for their jobs? What do they share in common? What is to be seen in her that makes her endearing? - In the old times, they knew how to suggest an atmosphere and a character in one shot. Today, we over explain. An example. In the old version, when we are first introduced to the Larabees, we see a painting of the family on the wall, then the family pausing for professional photographers. We know right there the pride, the arrogance of a rich family, the annoyed expression of Bogart, the delighted smile of his brother, the haughtiness of the mother etc.In the new version, we have a painfully long explanation of who is who, showing every character in turn. Another example? The ending, where Linus gets on the boat, asks for his hat to be arranged and sticks his umbrella on someone's coat belt, and we are meant to understand that he is at least on the same page as Sabrina. We don't need the again painful explanatory dialog of 10 minutes between the two leads.I could go on and on, scene by scene, from the chauffeur, to that round window showing the Eiffel tower and the french cook, to the beautiful ball dress Audrey is wearing and the witty short dialogs, the old version was a winner. The new version lacks subtlety and charm.

Some people get very worked up over remakes of their favorite movies. I won't tell you that I particularly enjoy the experience; I don't. But as I watched this version of Sabrina, after having watched the previous one with Humphrey Bogart and Audrey Hepburn, it occurred to me - my mind was wandering - that remakes of movies, like the originals, are like different performances of a given play. No one, I hope, would argue, after having seen a great production of Hamlet or Macbeth, that those plays should not be done again by others. Of course, one could ask why do them if the new company doesn't have something to justify yet another production of them. But there's no reason to argue against further productions in principle.That's how I feel about this version of Sabrina. There are things that I particularly enjoyed in the previous version that I didn't like here. I was very aggravated that this Sabrina did not learn the lessons of self-confidence in Paris that her predecessor did: those lines are cut out of this script, and when she goes to the Larabee party after her return from Paris, this Sabrina is a bundle of nerves - she has not learned self-confidence.This movie is also more often funny than the previous version. That would be a plus for those who want to laugh more during a movie.So, in the end, for me this was not as enjoyable a performance of the story of Sabrina as the previous one. But that's because the aspects of the story that interest me aren't focused on in this version as they were in the previous one. For someone else who is looking for and enjoys different things, this version might have more to offer.And such a person might give it a higher rating.

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