Synopsis
A spacecraft is discovered on the floor of the Pacific Ocean, presumed to be at least 300 years old and of alien origin. A crack team of scientists and experts is assembled and taken to the Habitat, a state-of-the-art underwater living environment, to investigate.
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Cast
- Dustin HoffmanDr. Norman Goodman
- Sharon StoneDr. Elizabeth 'Beth' Halperin
- Samuel L. JacksonDr. Harry Adams
- Peter CoyoteCaptain Harold C. Barnes
- Liev SchreiberDr. Ted Fielding
- Queen LatifahAlice 'Teeny' Fletcher
- Marga GómezJane Edmunds
- Huey LewisHelicopter Pilot
- Bernard HockeSeaman
- James Pickens Jr.O.S.S.A. Instructor
Recommendations
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The New Yorker
Levinson is terrific at claustrophobia. In fact, this doesn't resemble any of his previous films so much as it does his gripping TV series, "Homicide." - 60
The New York Times
While this is no quick-witted treat on a par with Mr. Levinson's ''Wag the Dog,'' it's a solid thriller with showy scientific overtones. - 40
Washington Post
Keeps you hanging on until the very last moment, not because it's scary, but because you can't believe that's all there is to it. - 40
Austin Chronicle
Don't trust the impression created by Sphere's intriguing trailers that it has much to do with the awe and terror of direct contact with an advanced alien intelligence. - 38
Chicago Sun-Times
A watered-down take on the sci-fi classic "Solaris," by Stanislaw Lem, which was made into an immeasurably better film by Andrei Tarkovsky. - 38
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)
Filled with visual potential, yet Levinson can't tap it. He's just a whole lot more comfortable trying to tame the human software than the technical hardware. - 38
ReelViews
By trying to satisfy every kind of viewer, it's possible that Sphere may end up pleasing no one. - 30
Newsweek
With the talent involved in Sphere -- director Barry Levinson, novelist Michael Crichton and actors Dustin Hoffman, Samuel L. Jackson and Sharon Stone--how could it fail? Somehow, it does.
