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A polished, easygoing romantic comedy-drama with strong star chemistry and a glossy 90s studio feel, but the story leans on an uneven class-romance premise that can feel dated and morally slippery. It’s best appreciated as a light, elegant remake with charm and production value rather than a fully satisfying romance.
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Fri · 2h 7m
Director: Sydney Pollack
Starring: Harrison Ford, Julia Ormond, Greg Kinnear
After her return from school in Paris, a playboy finally takes notice of his family's chauffeur's daughter Sabrina, who's long had a crush on him, but he questions his more serious brother's motives when he warns against getting involved with her.
Sydney Pollack
Harrison Ford, Julia Ormond, Greg Kinnear
A polished, easygoing romantic comedy-drama with strong star chemistry and a glossy 90s studio feel, but the story leans on an uneven class-romance premise that can feel dated and morally slippery. It’s best appreciated as a light, elegant remake with charm and production value rather than a fully satisfying romance.
Sabrina is the kind of remake that knows exactly how to look expensive. Sydney Pollack gives it a smooth, tasteful sheen, and the film leans hard on Paris, Long Island wealth, and the fantasy of reinvention. Julia Ormond brings grace and intelligence to the title role, while Harrison Ford and Greg Kinnear give the love triangle enough contrast to keep the movie moving even when the script feels a little too tidy.
What works best here is the atmosphere: it’s romantic, polished, and pleasantly old-fashioned in a 90s way. The movie understands the appeal of transformation, longing, and fantasy fulfillment, and it sells those feelings with confidence. The chemistry is solid, and the supporting performances help the film feel less stiff than its premise might suggest.
What holds it back is the central setup, which can feel more like a glossy concept than a fully convincing emotional journey. The class divide is interesting, but the movie doesn’t dig especially deep into it, and the romance depends on a level of suspension of disbelief that not everyone will want to grant. Still, as an elegant studio romance with strong production values, it’s easy to watch and easy to admire.
mary (3.5★) · 1048 likes
when harrison ford said "good girl" i became pregnant
amanda (4.5★) · 817 likes
sabrina being the savior means that linus was the virgin
doinkdedoink (1.5★) · 641 likes
excuse me while I thirst over a 53 year old harrison ford cycling around town on a sunny day wearing a sweater excuse me while I thirst over a 53 year old harrison ford in a tuxedo walking towards the camera holding a bottle of champagne and two glasses all in one hand
Embeth (3★) · 569 likes
Harrison Ford looking like that wearing glasses and a suit at 53 is very very important to me
ncgraham (4★) · 519 likes
SOME of you act like the original is better just because it happens to have been directed by Billy Wilder....grow up!!! open your third eye and admit that Harrison Ford is hot and Humphrey Bogart is not
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romantic comedy-drama, class difference, glossy 90s cinema, Paris, Long Island, wealthy elite, wish fulfillment, remake, light melodrama, studio romance