Synopsis
An ugly duckling having undergone a remarkable change, still harbors feelings for her crush: a carefree playboy, but not before his business-focused brother has something to say about it.
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Cast
- Harrison FordLinus Larrabee
- Julia OrmondSabrina Fairchild
- Greg KinnearDavid Larrabee
- Nancy MarchandMaude Larrabee
- John WoodFairchild
- Richard CrennaPatrick Tyson
- Angie DickinsonIngrid Tyson
- Lauren HollyElizabeth Tyson
- Dana IveyMack
- Miriam ColonRosa
Recommendations
- 90
The New York Times
Mr. 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. - 88
Chicago Sun-Times
The new version is just as satisfying, if not as dry and cynical, as the original. - 75
ReelViews
Its 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). - 67
Entertainment Weekly
The new Sabrina is both pokier and gauzier than the original. - 60
Empire
Forgettable, innocent, old fashioned fairy tale with not nearly as much sexual chemistry as is required. - 60
IGN
An entertaining, if a bit predictable, romantic comedy with a good cast. Expect anything more from it and you'll come away disappointed. - 60
Washington Post
It'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? - 50
Variety
This 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.
