Sabrina

Sabrina is a successful remake of the comedy classic of the same name made 41 years earlier. Sabrina is the chauffeur's daughter who dreams of the family's youngest son, the playboy David Larrabee. To put an end to her impossible dreams, her father sends her to Paris, from where she later returns home as a talented photographer and a beautiful woman.

The intrigues roll when David Larrabee falls head over heels for Sabrina. That does not fit in with the Larrabee family's plans, for David is due to marry the daughter of a very important business associate, Elizabeth Tyson. The eldest son, the wooden workaholic Linus, goes into action to neutralise Sabrina. Naturally it ends with Linus being unable to bring himself to play his devious game. For in the meantime he has fallen in love with her.

Harrison Ford is really good as Linus, while Greg Kinnear is downright charmless as David. Hollywood is otherwise teeming with gorgeous guys who could make Sabrina's infatuation understandable. At the same time, Julia Ormond is not quite on a par with the irresistible Audrey Hepburn either.

Sabrina is a good film, but also a superfluous one, for it is nothing more than an update of its predecessor. Proof of Hollywood's lack of good stories?