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IGN
One of the most forward looking science fiction tales of the 70's.
Rollerball
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- United Kingdom,
- United States
- 1975
- · 125m
Director
Norman Jewison
Cast
James Caan,
John Houseman,
Maud Adams,
John Beck,
Moses Gunn,
Pamela Hensley
Genre
Action,
Science Fiction
In a dark, dystopian future where corporations rule the world, a violent sport called Rollerball is used to control the masses. Jonathan E. is one of many prominent Rollerball athletes being exploited and used as a corporate pawn. When executives try and force Jonathan out of the league, he must fight for his freedom.
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IGN by Rick Sanchez
One of the most forward looking science fiction tales of the 70's.
80
Variety
Norman Jewison's sensational futuristic drama about a world of Corporate States stars James Caan in an excellent performance as a famed athlete who fights for his identity and free will.
80
CineVue by John Bleasdale
With a fantastic stunt team, a gamely macho star and some wonderful editing, Rollerball is so convincing, urban legend had it there were fatalities during the shoot.
80
Variety by Staff (Not Credited)
Norman Jewison's sensational futuristic drama about a world of Corporate States stars James Caan in an excellent performance as a famed athlete who fights for his identity and free will.
75
TV Guide Magazine
The performances of Caan and Richardson are excellent, and the rollerball sequences are fast-paced and interesting.
75
Slant Magazine
Director Norman Jewison’s Rollerball remains a poignant and unusually prescient vision of our world as defined by Walmart and Exxon-Mobil.
75
TV Guide Magazine by Staff (Not Credited)
The performances of Caan and Richardson are excellent, and the rollerball sequences are fast-paced and interesting.
75
Slant Magazine
Director Norman Jewison’s Rollerball remains a poignant and unusually prescient vision of our world as defined by Walmart and Exxon-Mobil.
70
Rolling Stone
The skate-rink action, which culminates in an apocalyptic death match, remains rabble-rousingly brutal.
70
Rolling Stone by Eric Hynes
The skate-rink action, which culminates in an apocalyptic death match, remains rabble-rousingly brutal.
60
Time Out
Ultimately, Rollerball gets by on its sheer monolithic quality - an abundance of quantity. Despite indifferent direction and dire humour, it is well mounted and photographed.
60
Time Out by Staff (Not Credited)
Ultimately, Rollerball gets by on its sheer monolithic quality - an abundance of quantity. Despite indifferent direction and dire humour, it is well mounted and photographed.
50
Newsweek
Rollerball isn't a movie; it's a protest demonstration - producer-director Norman Jewison's feeble complaint about both the increasing brutality in professional sports and the increasing sterility of modern life. Trendy concerns, sure enough, but the movie's only contribution could well be the introduction of its brutal, eponymous game to an already sport-surfeited society. [07 July 1975, p.56]
50
Los Angeles Times by Michael Wilmington
It's got the smoothest, glossiest finish imaginable, but something inside it doesn't jell. [15 July 1988, p.26]
50
Newsweek by Arthur Cooper
Rollerball isn't a movie; it's a protest demonstration - producer-director Norman Jewison's feeble complaint about both the increasing brutality in professional sports and the increasing sterility of modern life. Trendy concerns, sure enough, but the movie's only contribution could well be the introduction of its brutal, eponymous game to an already sport-surfeited society. [07 July 1975, p.56]
40
The New York Times
It's not funny at all and, not being funny, it becomes, instead, frivolous.
40
The New York Times by Staff (Not Credited)
It's not funny at all and, not being funny, it becomes, instead, frivolous.
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