Overrated

This movie was so-so. It had it's moments, but wasn't the greatest.

The best films of this genre always show a path and provide a takeaway for being a better person.

While it doesn't offer any answers, it both thrills and makes you think.

This movie might as well be the most misunderstood one of the century.It is a well woven fantastic (the literary term) story. If you know what a fantastic story is, then you will appreciate this movie.(End of movie spoiler alert!) When you arrive at the end of the movie, you continue to ask yourself questions. Have they truly escaped the sphere or are they just caught in it perpetually? Were they really rescued or is that just what they desired and are still caught underwater?Most people do not seem to understand how great fantastic stories are. Half Light is also another good modern one.They do not make much of these because people seems to be just too dumb to understand or they prefer quick stories, with lots of explosions and killing or sex and drama, rather than a well woven story like Sphere or Half Light or literary art like La Venus D'Ylle or Axolotl.The acting in this movie is appropriate, there are rotten tomatoes there. The actors/resses do their job.This movie is an underdog and highly underrated due to people not understanding the story.

Movie Review: "Sphere" (1998)Based on the 1987 novel by Michael Crichton (1942-2008), director Barry Levinson encounters new grounds with this underwater science-fiction drama, working with collaborated-before actor Dustin Hoffman, who performs undermined and coldly the character of psychologist Dr. Norman Goodman together with character supporting cast members Sharon Stone as zoologist Dr. Beth Halperin, Samuel L. Jackson and Peter Coyote as submarine captain going down as scientific team to the grounds of the deep blue sea, where a mystical golden "Sphere" hidden in a coral-overgrown spaceship, giving anyone, who witnesses its existence the power of foreclosure and putting thoughts into reality due to metaphysical mind-binding.The result of this unless beyond-belief promising motion picture of 80 Million Dollar production value, open for Warner Bros. Studio distribution set for December 1997, which had been pulled to be Mid-February 1998, turns into full-bodied character development by neglecting cinematography as sound design and an hammering score of Elliot Goldenthal, which leads to a mixture of enormous scene potential in character conflicts, which stay behind full-frontal expectations and even the occasional suspense catharsis, when one Samuel L. Jackson's character interpretation of mathematician Dr. Harry Adams, enchanted by the "Sphere", envisions parts of Jules Verne's "20,000 Leagues Under The Sea" in order to endanger remaining crew members outside the underwater station.The editorial by Stu Linder (1931-2006) comes along fairly, but uninspired with its 120plus minutes final cut. The director as the editor treats the adapted screenplay by Kurt Wimmer as psychological claustrophobic chamber play, without risking the scope nor boldness in action of competitive productions as the major focused and character-confronting piece of cinema "The Abyss" (1989) directed by James Cameron and even the more trivial horror-oriented science-fiction movie "Event Horizon" (1997) directed by Paul W.S. Anderson.© 2017 Felix Alexander Dausend (Cinemajesty Entertainments LLC)

Sphere is a brilliant Sci-fi piece that keeps you guessing right to the end. It has a very clever concept and brilliant action and acting. You will not be disappointed. It has a great cast and Dustin Hoffman and Sam Jackson are both terrific and Sharon Stone is for me a very good actress who brings a good energy to the film. If you're a fan Ray Donovan then there's the rare treat of seeing Liev Schrieber deliver a great supporting effort. This film has a lot of suspense and very cleverly leads you in a certain direction only to completely turn things around. I would highly recommend this film if you like Sci-fi with a twist. Samuel L Jackson also gives an impressive performance which is key in keeping the suspense going. Dustin Hoffman is just pure class.

Initial Tableau: Dr Goodman is being escorted out to sea to aid distressed survivors of an airplane crash. On the way, he sees many naval vessels, which increases his curiosity. Then he is put into isolation, after which he meets old friends: Dr Halperin (biology), Dr Adams (mathematics), Dr Fielding (astrophysics). Along with Captain Barnes, they are taken to a facility 1000 feet below sea level.Delineation of Conflicts: The site the team is taken to was constructed to study a huge space ship discovered on the seafloor. The people in the team were chosen to match a report that Norman wrote some ten years before. Hence Beth, Harry, and Ted all blame Norman for anything that happens during their current predicament. In his report, Norman had chosen people he knew well for each position in this 'first alien contact' team. As the work progresses, Barnes has choice words for Norman as well. Besides the human interactions stemming from past choices, the team has to face the enigma within the space ship, and do their best to survive its considerable power.Resolution: Working through the puzzle is well worth the time.