Sally Field,
Kiefer Sutherland,
Ed Harris,
Beverly D'Angelo,
Joe Mantegna
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An ordinary woman is driven to the point of violent revenge in this tense thriller. Karen McCann (Sally Field) is a suburban wife and working mother with two daughters. Karen's life is turned upside d... read more
Directed by: John Schlesinger
Release Date: January 12, 1996
Keywords:
ed harris,
sally field,
kiefer sutherland,
john schlesinger,
Ed Harris ,
Sally Field ,
Kiefer Sutherland
DVD Release Date: April 16, 2002
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Flixster Reviews (588)
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October 18, 2008I expected more from the director of Midnight Cowboy, Makes a few fair points but overall disappointing
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January 7, 2008The film is slickly mad and suspenseful, but manipulative and unpleasant; under the lynch-mob surface there are hints of a more honest, thoughtful film about grief, loss, and anger.
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September 27, 2007Starting with a dramatic opening, this film is quite good on a few different levels. the revenge plot is the most clear, but it also deals with the loss and anger of loosing a loved one, technicalities and loopholes of the law and also the pure rage that can dirive your average ... read more
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June 27, 2007sally field's obsession with finding her daughter's killer is a kind of unsettling. and that denouement scared the crap out of me when i was younger.
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July 5, 2009Very good pic that is one of the few movies that Keifer Sutherland did playing the villain. I for one are so used to him portraying the hero, eg. Jack Bauer in 24. Its nice occasionally to see him change it up and he does it extremly well here as well. Good performances all aroun... read more
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February 8, 2009I think Kiefer Sutherland gives the best performance in the movie. He plays man who kills Sally Fields young daughter out of cold blood. He gets off and she learns how to fire a gun to protect her family from him.
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December 16, 2006I remember seeing the preview for this movie and it was so good that the audience was like damn, gotta see that. It's a good thriller type movie and Sally Field is great. Kiefer is very creepy as the pyscho.
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March 1, 2011couldve been better im sorry sally field is a crappy actress and kiefer sutherland as another rapist? well he plays them well...im not really sure how much of a compliment that is but this movie is entertaining
Critic Reviews
August 4, 2009
Jonathan Rosenbaum, Chicago Reader
August 4, 2009
Rita Kempley, Washington Post
This blatant button-pusher plays upon our most primal emotions as well as the increasing disdain for the criminal justice system.
March 26, 2009
Joe Leydon, Variety
A B movie that somehow won the lottery and got an A-movie cast and director. Full Review
May 20, 2003
Janet Maslin, New York Times
Never in his varied career has Mr. Schlesinger made a film as mean-spirited and empty as this. Full Review
May 12, 2001
Peter Travers, Rolling Stone
Dumb dips from oppressive to offensive in this Sally Field suspense drama, which actually comes out for vigilantism.
January 1, 2000
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
This movie is intellectually corrupt because it deliberately avoids dealing with the issues it raises. Full Review
January 1, 2000
Peter Stack, San Francisco Chronicle
The film, like a TV show that paints everything in black and white and aims for tabloid-style shock value, proceeds along predictable lines. Full Review
January 1, 2000
Mike Clark, USA Today
A grimly distasteful revenge thriller masquerading as serious social commentary.
January 1, 2000
James Berardinelli, ReelViews
Despite paying lip service to high ideals, Schlesinger's movie has no moral compass, and is only interested in delivering cheap thrills. Full Review
January 1, 2000
Desson Thomson, Washington Post
A nasty, incompetent piece of work.
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