Yawn. Poorly Filmed Snooze Fest.

Strictly average movie

How wonderful it is to see this fine actress carry a film and carry it so beautifully.

It's a mild crowd pleaser for people who are exhausted by blockbusters.

Released in 1995, "Sabrina" stars Julia Ormond as an 'ugly duckling' daughter of a chauffeur for a rich Long Island family. After blossoming in Paris for two years, she returns wherein the handsome playboy of the family finally takes notice (Greg Kinnear), but so does the all-business-minded son (Harrison Ford), which creates havoc. Nancy Marchand, John Wood, Richard Crenna, Angie Dickinson and Lauren Holly have support roles.The first 50-55 minutes are compelling and amusing drama, but when the story takes a surprising turn in the second act it bogs down with slow-moving and uninteresting romancing. Despite this, there's certainly enough good to glean here to make it worthwhile. Romance-lovers will obviously find more to cherish.The film runs 127 minutes and was shot at Salutation House, West Island, Glen Cove, Long Island, New York, and Manhattan, as well as Martha's Vineyard.GRADE: C+ (5.5/10)

This is the french pun for « it shined ». At first, the movie makes me cringe as it is, as usual for an American movie, a story about characters in upper society. It was even more dull that it sets up a romance with the daughter of the driver, so the low class. But as the cast is really cool and talented and that the characters aren't self-indulging or despicable and that the director offers a slow, romantic place, well, at the end, it was rather good. For a 90s movie, you have the feeling it's a 60s movie and the Paris depicted there is indeed the eternal (old) city of lights ! Harrison proves that he is among the best actor ever as he can play a lonely tycoon as if he had been one during his life!

Sabrina Fairchild (Julia Ormond) grew up as the mousy daughter of the chauffeur (John Wood) of the wealthy Larrabee family on the north shore of Long Island. It was a grand estate and she would spy on their grand parties from a tree. Maude Larrabee (Nancy Marchand) inherited the Larrabee Corporation from her dead husband. Cold-hearted Linus Larrabee (Harrison Ford) took the company to even greater heights. David (Greg Kinnear) is the playboy son who Sabrina is completely infatuated with. She goes off to Paris to work on Vogue as a lowly assistant. She slowly moves away from her David infatuation to a love affair with a photographer. Meanwhile David is falling for Elizabeth Tyson (Lauren Holly) whose family business Linus wants to merge with. Elizabeth wants to marry David but he is reluctant to let go of his playboy lifestyle. Sabrina comes home and David doesn't recognize her at first. David becomes infatuated threatening to derail the marriage plans and Linus' big business deal.The movie is asking too much of Julia Ormond. She looks too old to play a teenager. She is also too young to play the love interest for Harrison Ford. Their chemistry is way too cold. That is the biggest missing element. Greg Kinnear actually has better chemistry. They could have worked together in a romance. Harrison Ford is not good in this role. In fact, I have difficulty pointing to any good romantic leading roles for him that actually worked without an action thriller. However, the movie has the solid foundations of the '54 film. That much is there. It has some great scenes. It seems to always work when Julia Ormond gets emotionally walloped. She's possibly the best part of the movie. Ford just doesn't have that extra gear to be the sensitive romantic lead when the movie calls for it.

I've seen the 1954 version and this one and liked them both; although, I liked this one better.Harrison Ford and Julia Ormond do a good job playing the uptight business obsessed Linus, and Sabrina, the chauffeur's daughter. This is escapist romance at its best.Sabrina is totally infatuated with David, the younger son on the Long Island Larabie estate. She has watched and adored him for years from a perch in the tree near the chauffeur's quarters.Her father sends her to Paris hoping the experience will broaden her horizons and cure her of this obsession. When she comes back, she encounter's David in all her new Paris sophistication. What will be the result? The film is beautifully directed by Sydney Pollack. The dialogue is witty, the acting very well done.Please rent "Sabrina." You won't be disappointed.