Rollerball

Variety Staff

Norman Jewisons 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. ( Read More )

Rick Sanchez

The signs are still there, and if anything, theyre more pronounced than they were in 1975. Rollerball is first and foremost, a good movie. It has strong characters, a good plot, and lots of action. It is also a social commentary. ( Read More )

Geoff Andrew

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. ( Read More )

Delayed from last summer and re edited to better appeal to the youth market, John McTiernans remake of 1970s cult favourite Rollerball finally arrives on screen as a confused and none too thrilling blur of tenuously linked action sequences. ( Read More )

Dennis Schwartz

In the end it looks more like a formulaic sports film than a thoughtful sci fi venture; its a spectacle that dazzles visually but fizzles as a work of art. ( Read More )