offer. Gwyneth Paltrow, who had just landed the lead role in Seven, also auditioned for the lead. Despite being cast in the lead role, Ford later reflected in a 2023 interview with James Hibberd of The Hollywood Reporter that, despite getting along with director Sydney Pollack, he didn't feel like the role of Linus Larrabee was right for him, feeling because of that discomfort that Sabrina was his most challenging shoot instead of the highly-reported difficult filming of Blade Runner. Reception Box office The film was a box office disappointment, with a result of US$53 million domestically, and total of $87 million worldwide. Critical reception The film suffered from comparisons to the original version. On Rotten Tomatoes the film has an approval rating of 63% based on reviews from 49 critics. The site's critics consensus states: "Sydney Pollack's Sabrina doesn't do anything the original didn't do better, but assured direction and a cast of seasoned stars make this a pleasant enough diversion." On Metacritic the film has a score of 56% based on reviews from 27 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews". Audiences surveyed by CinemaScore gave the film a grade "A−" on scale of A+ to F. Accolades References External links 1995 films 1995 comedy-drama films 1995 romantic comedy films 1995 romantic drama films 1990s American films 1990s coming-of-age comedy-drama films 1990s English-language films 1990s romantic comedy-drama films American coming-of-age comedy-drama films American films based on plays American romantic comedy-drama films Comedy film remakes Drama film remakes Films about social class Films about the upper class Films directed by Sydney Pollack Films produced by Scott Rudin Films produced by Sydney Pollack Films scored by John Williams Films set in Long Island Films set in New York City Films set in Paris Films shot in Massachusetts Films shot in New York (state) Films shot in New York City Films shot in Paris Paramount Pictures films Remakes of American films Romance film remakes