Julia Roberts,
Patrick Bergin,
Kevin Anderson,
Elizabeth Lawrence,
Kyle Secor
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Hot off her success in Pretty Woman, Julia Roberts starred in this thriller about a battered wife stalked by her abusive husband. Roberts plays Laura Burney, the wife of a rich investment counselor, M... read more
Directed by: Joseph Ruben
Release Date: February 8, 1991
DVD Release Date: September 2, 2003
Stats: 2,131 reviews
One of the first thrillers I saw at the cinema. Julia is brilliant. She stages her own death to get away from her abusive husband but he realises and comes looking for her.
Really really scary. It's sad how things like this actually happen and the plot was really carefully thought about and written well. Julia Roberts was astounding and I had nothing but empathy for her character. Found myself screaming at the T.V and rooting for her. It's a definit... read more
I like a cheesy late 80's/early 90's thriller and for the first 5 minutes I was loving the cliche ridden imagery with a huge pinch of salt. Then I got tired, bored and frustrated. It's pretty awful actually, sitting through an hour and 40 minutes of it becomes quite painful, as p... read more
What happens when a beautiful young woman finds and marries her Prince Charming and he turns out to be a psychotic monster.. The movie, a desperate-to-be-Hitchcockian, thriller, casts, (Julia Roberts) as Laura Burney, whose husband, the suave Martin, (Patrick Bergin), is actual... read more
Not a bad 90?s Thriller, despite my dislike of Julia Roberts in many films. Perhaps not as graphic as such films have now become, but it did portray the fear of control pushed upon the main character and the unstoppable, possessive, aggressive abuser. Maybe a bit too Hollywood ... read more
okay film really i thought there would be a bit more action though but an ok film
A sad marriage is portrayed with Julia Roberts and her abusive husband. I remember the scenes of the cans in the cupboard vividly. Julia has to fake her own death, but the creep figures it out and comes after her. Very Hitchcockian premise, which doesn't really deliver well. Forg... read more
One of most peoples favourite thrillers about a controlling obsessed husband. Has some great tense, edge of your seat scenes.
This will make you think twice before you marry the wealthy and good looking guy with OCD.
Offensively trite melodramatic take on a very serious subject, dreadfully miscast and misjudged on every level.
Roberts is terrific in a layered part. Anderson brings an edge to the nice-guy-next-door role, and the dark, dashing Bergin is chillingly twisted. Full Review
Julia Roberts, a beauty who can also act, is one of the best things in recent movies. By my count she hasn't made a really good movie yet.
The film begins as an unyielding look at a battered wife, and ends as another one of those thrillers where the villain toys with his victim and the audience. Full Review
No one in this movie can be accused of doing his best. Full Review
A relentlessly formulaic look at the downside of sexual obsession. Full Review
...ultimately undone by a relentless emphasis on obvious and downright laughable elements that'll surely leave even the most ingenuous viewer sporadically rolling their eyes. Full Review
Sleeping With the Enemy teeters constantly on the verge of silliness but director Joseph Ruben keeps the cornball melodrama scaled down to a pleasant lull. Full Review
a testament to Roberts' early star power and little else. Full Review
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