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Phillip Noyce directed Joe Eszterhas's adaptation of Ira Levin's novel about voyeurism, starring Sharon Stone as Carly Norris, a book editor on the rebound from an emotionless seven-year marriage. Car... read more read more...ly decides that a change of location will help her in the healing process, so she moves into a sleek Manhattan high-rise. In her new apartment, she meets a collection of curious neighbors --Vida (Polly Walker), who snorts cocaine along with ingesting all the dark secrets of the building and its tenants; Jack Landsford (Tom Berenger), a successful writer who also wants to also be successful with Carly; and Zeke Hawkins (William Baldwin), Carly's new landlord. Carly is attracted to Zeke, but she sees that he is hiding something from her. Unbeknownst to Carly, Zeke, an obsessive voyeur, watches his tenants from a bank of television screens at his headquarters. But when Carly discovers Zeke's voyeurism, she herself becomes obsessed with the daily lives of her neighbors. ~ Paul Brenner, Rovi

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DVD Release Date: March 28, 2006

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  • October 6, 2011
    This movie is just an attempt to get in on the succes of Basic Instinct. It's the same thing....without the talented filmmaking. It's watchable....But nothing more. I liked the ending though....But that's not what they planned...so I can't give them credit for it.
  • February 14, 2010
    Rarely rises above "stupid" Exposed Esztherhas' lack of talent; Stone's inability to play vulnerable and Baldwin's lack of appeal.
  • September 10, 2009
    "Sliver" is somewhat effective in two different areas that it tries to be effective in. Sharon Stone is known to be in a lot of erotically effective movies. "Sliver" tries to be real effective both in the suspense department and in the eroticism department. Does it fulfill in the... read morese two departments? Yes, and no. Carly Norris (Sharon Stone) moves into a new building. Ironically, she moves into the exact room that a woman that looked a lot like her supposedly committed suicide in not long ago. Carly soon becomes attracted to and starts having an erotic relationship with the building's young owner, Zeke (William Baldwin). A successful writer, Jack (Tom Berenger) also has a crush on Carly, but Carly doesn't give in to his wants. Is Zeke the man that Carly has been waiting for or does he have a secret that she just doesn't know about yet? You'll have to watch the movie to find out.
    "Sliver" is pretty much a half and half effort. It halfway fulfills its try to be a good erotic movie and it halfway fulfills its try to be a good suspense movie. If it would've had a 100% effort put in for it to be both a great erotic and suspense movie, it would've been one of the best movies ever made because it's easy to see that it had the potential. I should just give it 3 stars, but I thought most of the people in the movie, especially Sharon Stone and Tom Berenger, did a great job with their acting, so I give it 4 stars. I recommend anybody who likes suspense or erotic movies to watch or maybe even buy "Sliver." It is a good movie, it just isn't quite as great as it could've been. NOTE: That was my Amazon review from the year 2001. I don't care what anyone says, Sharon Stone had a cute butt.
  • December 16, 2008
    I remember seeing this as a little girl...bad movie for me, but, very sexy.
  • June 26, 2008
    To think that back in those days Stone could be in any shitty film, and yet, you would see it just for her tits.
  • March 5, 2007
    More trashy exploitation in the same vein as Basic Instinct and Fatal Attraction. Tasteless.
  • December 31, 2006
    Great comedy, bad drama.
  • October 16, 2006
    More hotter and sex scenes for Sharon Stone after "Basic Instinct". But it was alright.
  • February 13, 2010
    Sharon Stone moves into a high rise New York apartment building, after getting divorced, but always feel like she is being watched but that's just the beginning of her nightmare. The previous tenant that lived in her room was murdered and Sharon looks very similar to the victim. ... read moreMeanwhile she meets two men, Tom Berenger, who seems like the kind of guy who plays around a lot, and William Baldwin, who owns the place.
    There are some pretty steamy sex scenes, and the movie deals with voyeurism as somebody is watching every tenant in the building with hidden cameras strategically placed in each room. Sliver is mildly entertaining but intriguing ideas can not compensate for a script full of holes.
  • October 26, 2009
    more crap...

Critic Reviews


David Nusair
July 15, 2006
David Nusair, Reel Film Reviews

...stripped of its thriller elements, the movie is really just a subpar 9 1/2 Weeks clone... Full Review

Don Willmott
March 27, 2006
Don Willmott, Filmcritic.com

Director Phillip Noyce's camera will leer at anything that clenches and unclenches with a steady rhythm. Full Review

Chuck O'Leary
October 9, 2005
Chuck O'Leary, Fantastica Daily

A glossy, trashy psychological thriller that manages to entertain despite a reshot ending which is too abrupt.

Clint Morris
April 25, 2005
Clint Morris, Moviehole

A hot follow-up to "Basic Instinct"....just as sizzling

Alex Sandell
June 9, 2004
Alex Sandell, Juicy Cerebellum

Horrible.

Victoria Alexander
May 31, 2004
Victoria Alexander, FilmsInReview.com

Stone and Noyce fall from grace.

Michael Dequina
January 13, 2004
Michael Dequina, TheMovieReport.com

'You like to watch don't you'... that may be true, but I would have liked watching even more if I were watching something better. Full Review

Larry Carroll
August 9, 2002
Larry Carroll, Countingdown.com

Sliver has a few mildly memorable moments, but is for the most part a waste of time. It is indicative of the poor career choices Sharon Stone made once she became a household name.

David N. Butterworth
January 1, 2000
David N. Butterworth, rec.arts.movies.reviews

Silly title aside, Sliver does have, at its best, one of the most unconventional endings in recent memory. At its worst, it's just not very interesting. Full Review

Owen Gleiberman
September 7, 2011
Owen Gleiberman, Entertainment Weekly

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