A classic film that is a good watch on a cold Sunday night with a cup of hot chocolate. Sabrina was delightful in some aspects and a bit lacking in most, at least the cup of hot chocolate helps.

Highs

• Audrey Hepburn. 
• Sabrina writing her father letters.
• Sabrina and her dog, David.
• La Vie En Rose, "I'm looking at the world through rose-coloured glasses."

Lows

• There is little to non-chemistry between the main love triangle. 
• I don't understand whatever there is to David, the guy she loves. 
• I never felt the need to root for anything or anyone, because there is nothing(or I feel like) to root for.

The film opens like how people tell a fairytale - we have our "Cinderella" named Sabrina Fairchild (played by Audrey Hepburn), daughter of a live-in chauffeur. Who is madly in love with David (William Holden), the youngest son of her father's employer. After a failed suicide attempt and two and so years in Paris, Sabrina returns with a new hair and a sophisticated style stirring up the household her she grew up in.


 Always radiant in her roles, Audrey Hepburn had yet again astounded me with her existence. She was delightful to watch as she pines hopelessly, "reach for the moon" and embrace her inner Parisian aesthetic. Though I can't say much for her co-stars, for apparently there is a lot going on behind the scenes.

Despite the non-existent chemistry, and an apparent miscast. What I liked the most (second to the fact that I like Hepburn) are the sets. I really get all fascinated with golden age sets, for it is as if you are watching a film that was set on stage with a doll-house-esque feel.

As for the story and overall dialogue... that is where I felt disconnected from the cozy-ness it presents on to you. I was never really invested in Sabrina's feelings toward David, or any of her motivations for that matter. I don't get how or why she was drawn to him, for we never got the reason for it. We were just outright told he's the moon she is trying to reach.

After having been shipped off to Paris, we witness Sabrina telling her father through a letter that she has finally "learned how to live, how to be in the world and of the world.", and yet we eventually witness her still goes around into circle towards her thing for David. I didn't really see any growth, but rather just wishy-washy developments.

It was note-worthy though, that the relationship with her father is the saving grace of Sabrina. Her father was ever so patient, despite her pettiness. I really loved her letters for him, it was really cheeky and one of my few favorite things in the film.


I fail to connect with the actual heart of the story if ever it really has one. Despite that, there were notable and quotable moments that make up its charming and delightful aesthetic. I still wouldn't really recommend it, but for watching Audrey Hepburn alone... it could be worth a shot. 










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