Rollerball Movie Review 2002

Re-imagination of the 1975 cult classic. The sport of the near-future attracts extreme sports enthusiast Jonathan Cross (Klein), drawn by the big bucks and buddy (LL Cool J), who convinces him to try out. The sport itself, is sort of like pro wrestling on skates and motorcycles. Fleeing the law in the U.S., Jonathan heads to a former Soviet republic where the league is run by ex-KGB agent Petrovich (Reno) who wants to increase the sport's blood and gore factor to gain a stateside cable TV deal. Jonathan finds love with fellow baller Aurora (Romijn-Stamos) whose nearly unnoticeable "deformity" doesn't dissuade her suicidal suitor. Laughable scenarios, seriously ailing editing, corny script, lackluster performances and grave miscasting (the sensitive Klein as a macho macho man) make this one a prime candidate for contraction.

Distribution

MGM Home Entertainment, 2500 Broadway, Santa Monica, CA 90404-6061, Phone: (310)449-3000, Fax: (310)449-3100, URL: http://www.mgmhomevideo.com, Remarks: Does not handle retail queries from consumers; contact your local video distributor.

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 98 minutes.
Originally from United States.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Sports Dramas, Sci Fi, Negative Utopia, You Lose, You Die

Screenplay

Larry Ferguson, John Pogue

Cast

Chris Klein, LL Cool J, Rebecca Romijn-Stamos, Jean Reno, Naveen Andrews, Oleg Taktarov, David Hemblen

Cinematography

Steve Mason

Director

John McTiernan

Music

Eric Serra

Other

Louis Marion, Laura Z. Wasserman, Julianne Jordan, John Wright, Helen Jarvis, Kate Harrington, Norman Garwood, Dennis Bradford

Producer

Charles Roven, Beau St. Clair, John McTiernan, Mosaic Media Group, MGM