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Cape Fear

1991

Martin Scorsese

Robert De Niro, Jessica Lange, Nick Nolte, Juliette Lewis ...

7.3

58,507

Thriller. Drama Max Cady is a psychopath just released from prison for rape. He is out seeking revenge from his lawyer Sam Bowden who he believes deliberately held back important information about his case during the trial, which could have kept him out of jail. He sets off to terrorize Bowden, his wife and even goes after their 15 year old daughter.

	Author	Review
United States	Roger Ebert rogerebert.com	"Impressive moviemaking, showing Scorsese as a master of a traditional Hollywood genre who is able to mold it to his own themes and obsessions (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 4)"	POS
United Kingdom	Kim Newman Empire	"Despite provocative debate on legal and family ethics, it's just a horror picture, but it is at least a damn good horror picture (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United States	Hal Hinson The Washington Post	"If the director has set out to horrify us, then he's succeeded(...) 'Cape Fear' scares you, all right, and more -- it makes your liver blanch."	POS
United States	Janet Maslin The New York Times	"Stay away if you're squeamish but, if you do, you'll miss an essential work by one of our masters, as well as two of the year's most accomplished performances, those of Mr. De Niro and Ms. Lewis."	POS
United States	Duane Byrge The Hollywood Reporter	"Meticulously crafted (...) Scorsese has only skimmed the surface of psychological terror here, merely casting his directorial line upon the generic waters and never hooking the big, deep and dark stuff."	NEU
United States	Desson Thomson The Washington Post	"A helluva movie"	POS
United States	Owen Gleiberman Entertainment Weekly	"[It] proves that when a maverick virtuoso like Scorsese sets his mind to it, making 'mainstream' movies is one more thing he can do better than just about anyone else."	POS
United States	TV Guide	"[It] remains an overblown assault on the senses that leaves the viewer feeling physically--and morally--drained."	POS
United Kingdom	John Ferguson Radio Times	"Although it must be said it won't go down as one of his best, even average Scorsese is light years ahead of most Hollywood fodder."	POS
United States	Variety Staff Variety	"A smart and stylish remake of the 1962 suspenser."	POS

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