Review: Sabrina (1995)
Review: 🎬 Sabrina (1995) A Modern Fairytale with Old World Charm 4 out of 5 There is a certain kind of movie that Hollywood rarely makes anymore, romantic, elegant, and unafraid of sentiment. Sydney Pollack’s Sabrina is a remake, yes, but it’s also a reaffirmation. It reminds us that stories about love, transformation, and the quiet unraveling of emotional armor still have a place in cinema, even in an age of cynicism. Harrison Ford, often the embodiment of rugged charm or action-hero bravado, turns inward in Sabrina . His portrayal of Linus Larrabee is a masterclass in restraint. Linus is a cold, calculating executive, a man whose life is measured in quarterly earnings and strategic mergers. Ford doesn’t soften him with easy likability; instead, he lets Linus thaw slowly, like winter giving way to spring. It’s a performance that understands the power of silence, of glances, of moments withheld. And when Linus finally allows himself to feel, it’s not a grand gesture, it’s a...