In this fast action-packed thriller, Jonathan, Marcus, and Aurora compete in a dangerous, fierce sport called Rollerball. Although, Johnathan and Marcus try to quit, cruel and vindictive promoter Alexi Petrovich encourages them to still participate.
German, French, Japanese, Korean, Russian, Arabic, English
Budget:
$70,000,000
Revenue:
$25,852,764
Awards:
5 wins & 3 nominations
Top Critics Reviews
rotten:
Pushes the Hollywood action movie to stratospheric new levels of incoherence.
– Paul Malcolm,
L.A. Weekly,
15 Jan 2003
rotten:
Rollerball looks like a checklist shaped by a 15-year-old mallrat: thrashing metal track, skateboards, motorbikes, cracked heads and Rebecca Romijn-Stamos with her top off.
– Trevor Johnston,
Time Out,
24 Jun 2006
rotten:
Although Norman Jewison's stolidly grim and ultimately ludicrous 1975 original was hardly a landmark of nightmarish sci-fi, it towers over this.
– Robert Koehler,
Variety,
11 Jun 2008
rotten:
Loud, crude and outlandish, Rollerball is a parody of itself, a frenzy of extreme-sports stunts masquerading as social commentary on violence and the corporate forces that feed off it.
– David Germain,
Associated Press,
26 Mar 2013
rotten:
Only those attracted to Waterworld- or Last Action Hero-level big-budget disasters need bother with this one.