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Avg. Customer Rating:  (based on 113 reviews)
Sales Rank: 567
Category: DVD
Actors: Harrison Ford, Julia Ormond, Greg Kinnear, Nancy Marchand, John Wood, Richard Crenna, Angie Dickinson, Lauren Holly, Dana Ivey, Miriam Colon, Elizabeth Franz, Fanny Ardant, Valerie Lemercier, Patrick Bruel, Becky Ann Baker, Paul Giamatti, John C. Vennema, Gregory Chase, Margo Martindale, J. Smith-cameron
Director: Sydney Pollack
Publisher: Paramount
Studio: Paramount
Manufacturer: Paramount
Label: Paramount
Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Subtitled, Widescreen, Ntsc
Languages: English (Original Language), French (Original Language), English (Subtitled)
Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Media: DVD
Running Time: 127 minutes
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.4 x 0.2
ISBN: 0792178785
UPC: 097363304340
EAN: 0097363304340
ASIN: B00005S6K8
Release Date: January 15, 2002
Theatrical Release Date: December 15, 1995
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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Editorial Reviews:
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Julia Ormond faced one of the great challenges of her career when she tried to re-create Audrey Hepburn's title role in the 1995 remake of 1954's Sabrina. Happily, Ormond performed admirably, and while she may not have the same gamine charm of Hepburn, she makes the role her own. In fact, her transformation from mousy girl to sophisticated young woman is actually more dramatic in this updated version. The basic plot is the same--chauffeur's daughter falls in love with the son of the rich household, only to be wooed away by the older brother for business purposes--but it has been entertainingly modernized: The head of the Larrabee household is the strong matriarch (Nancy Marchand); Sabrina goes to Paris to work with a photographer instead of going to cooking school (although that means the wonderful "new egg" scene of the original had to be ditched); David's (Greg Kinnear) character has been toned down and made more sympathetic; and Humphrey Bogart's revolutionary plastic has become the flattest TV screen ever made. Lauren Holly does a fine job playing Elizabeth Tyson, David's fiancee. If you watch this for its own worth--instead of comparing it to the original--this will prove to be a terrific lighthearted romantic comedy. --Jenny Brown
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Customer Reviews: Read 108 more reviews...
 Sabrina July 5, 2006
I have loved this film since I was a little girl. Its glamorous, romantic and witty. I would recommend this film to anyone who wishes to "see the world through rose colored glasses", even if only for a while.
Sabrina Fair . . . July 3, 2006
I love this movie! It is witty, classy and very funny! Harrison Ford is brilliant and Julia Ormond is so elegant!
This is a very good romantic comedy. It's a good family movie too . . . My whole family loves to watch it! It's quite clean too, so I wouldn't worry about letting any little kids watch it with me. Overall just incredibly well done! Even better than the original! (and that's saying something!)
 Hamlet without a Hamlet April 28, 2006
2 out of 5 found this review helpful
That sounds cruel, but it's true -- even without memories of Audrey Hepburn. Harrison Ford is not as weirdly sinister as the miscast Humphrey Bogart was, and Greg Kinnear and Nancy Marchand are delightful. But Pollack's direction takes its cue from a twinkly score that sounds at times like Satie, more often like "sophistication" being spooned by Mr. Rogers. As Bogie would say, skip it.
Artfully humorous romance full of deception April 25, 2006
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
SABRINA is a fresh remake of an older Humphrey Bogart and Audrey Hepburn romance story about transformation, recognition, and deception presented with humor. Sabrina Fairchild (Julia Ormond) is the disrespected and ignored chauffeur's daughter looming through the trees at the secret love of her life, wealthy playboy David Larrabee (Greg Kinnear).
After returning from Paris, Sabrina with a new haircut, change of clothing, and refined poise becomes the latest object of David's affection. The problem is she is the "chauffeur's daughter" -- and David is engaged to be married. The relationship interferes with a billion dollar merger. So older brother and financial tycoon Linus Larrabee (Harison Ford) devises an insincere scheme to steal Sabrina's heart away from David. Her vulnerability has an effect on Linus and he begins to recognize there is more to life than business deals.
Ormond and Ford deliver performances qualifying SABRINA to be on the short list of movies to be watched repeatedly. (For me this means it was worth repurchase on DVD to supplement the VHS.)
Movie quote: "I know you work in the real world. And you are very good at it. I bet you haven't made a wrong move since you were three. But where do you live, Linus?"
(I HAVE DOZENS OF GREAT MOVIE REVIEWS)
Just go to Paris for the Ultimate Makeover April 14, 2006
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
Sabrina Fairchild grows up on the Larabee Estate near New York as the only daughter of a widowed chauffer. Nursing a crush on the younger son David, her frumpy and plump looks fail to attract his interest. When mother Maud sends Sabrina to Paris to intern with Vogue for several months she is transformed into quite the French belle. Upon her return, Sabrina is met by David who has no idea who she is. Once back in New York, David is smitten, Linus is too, and the love Sabrina has wanted all along turns out to be the person who has been right in front of her and she hadn't noticed - workaholic Linus!
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