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27 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 90The New York TimesJanet MaslinThe New York TimesJanet MaslinMr. Pollack's film runs into these obstacles so hard, in fact, that it runs right over them without difficulty. His "Sabrina" succeeds as a breezy, lighthearted throwback, made without benefit of the Hepburn magic but with much else in its favor.
- 88Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertChicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertThe new version is just as satisfying, if not as dry and cynical, as the original.
- 75ReelViewsJames BerardinelliReelViewsJames BerardinelliIts plot-by-numbers story doesn't offer much in the way of surprises, and it doesn't have the emotional power of a Leaving Las Vegas or the euphoric quality of The Brothers McMullen. But Sabrina is fun in its own way, and, though clearly flawed, it nevertheless offers two hours' solid diversion (the overlong running time, by the way, is one of those flaws).
- The new Sabrina is both pokier and gauzier than the original.
- 60EmpireIan NathanEmpireIan NathanForgettable, innocent, old fashioned fairy tale with not nearly as much sexual chemistry as is required.
- 60IGNIGNAn entertaining, if a bit predictable, romantic comedy with a good cast. Expect anything more from it and you'll come away disappointed.
- 60Washington PostDesson ThomsonWashington PostDesson ThomsonIt's a workmanlike transmogrification from a 1950s fairy tale to a brash present-day romance. Thanks to Julia Ormond's rather delicate Sabrina and Harrison Ford's amusingly deadpan performance as Linus Larrabee, the movie certainly has its moments. But this "Sabrina" never evokes the sweet allure of Billy Wilder's original film. How could it?
- 50VarietyTodd McCarthyVarietyTodd McCarthyThis new "Sabrina" is more fizzle than fizz. Although the revamping of one of Audrey Hepburn's most enchanting vehicles has its share of diverting scenes and dialogue, Sydney Pollack and his writers have uncomfortably tilted this Cinderella story to less than scintillating results.
- 50Los Angeles TimesKenneth TuranLos Angeles TimesKenneth TuranThough some of the choicest talent in Hollywood is involved, including stars Harrison Ford and Julia Ormond and director Sydney Pollack, "Sabrina" plays like a standard brand. A mild romantic comedy, undemanding and unobjectionable, it fits the definition of product, a film made not for love but because it was a package that could be sold.
- 40TV Guide MagazineTV Guide MagazineA truly lousy reworking of a Billy Wilder misfire... The story is drearily predictable, the leads are charmless -- Ormond's 15 minutes are probably already behind her -- and the direction, by the usually reliable Sidney Pollack, is strictly by the numbers.