Review of Relentless (1989) by Tim H — 10 Aug 2007

Excellent and underrated shocker from the director of the Maniac Cop series. Well worth a look.

This review of Relentless (1989) was written by Tim H on 10 Aug 2007.

Relentless has generally received mixed reviews.

Was this review helpful?

Yes

More reviews of this movie:

More Reviews of Relentless

Review of Relentless (1989)

By Lenard W (144) on 04 Dec 2010

A really good psychological thriller about the son of a decorated officer who turns into a serial killer…

Read Review

Review of Relentless (1989)

By Joey G (331) on 22 Mar 2010

Really good movie from 1989. I'm surprised I have not seen it before…

Read Review

Review of Relentless (1989)

By Chris C (2,693) on 11 Feb 2014

Other than an unique bit of casting that was the film's one selling point, there's nothing all that noteworthy about Relentless, a fairly routine…

Read Review

Review of Relentless (1989)

By James H (4,675) on 02 Oct 2006

Not bad at all! Certainly one of Judd Nelson's best roles and one of his best performances. He really is creepy…

Read Review

Review of Relentless (1989)

By Louis H (87) on 18 May 2008

Terribly under-rated thriller. More people should give this flick a chance…

Read Review

Review of Relentless (1989)

By John C (2,737) on 28 Aug 2009

Judd nelson plays the son of a cop and a serial killer haunting the streets and killing people with his same name…

Read Review

Review of Relentless (1989)

By Girlonwhyte N (45) on 12 Sep 2006

Lives up to its title, at least. Good performances…

Read Review

Review of Relentless (1989)

By Randy B (299) on 10 Apr 2012

B-Movie vet Lustig does a credible job infusing this routine police thriller with some life and a great cast keeps it interesting…

Read Review

Review of Relentless (1989)

By Gabriel C (666) on 02 Jun 2007

This has my vote for a remake.The story in a nutshell is this,a man raised by a psycho supercop to be a cop.Well Buck jr doesn't pass the psyche…

Read Review

Review of Relentless (1989)

By Christopher S (2,154) on 10 Sep 2007

Judd Nelson is nutcase whose father was a cop. His cop father used to abuse him when he was a kid when he messed up doing cop exercises…

Read Review

More reviews of this movie

Reviews of Similar Movies

Review of I Know Who Killed Me (2007)

By Pablo Villaça (1,590) for Cinema em Cena (1,589) on 08 Jan 2008

Difícil dizer o que é pior: o roteiro com sua trama ridícula, a direção que fracassa em suas aspirações lynchinianas ou a atuação…

Read Review

Review of RoboCop 2 (1990)

By Tristan P (635) on 24 Jun 2016

Robocop 2 begins with a lot of promise, and its satire has its moments, but by the end it becomes a mess of ideas and feels more like a parody…

Read Review

Review of Mardan (2014)

By Jennie Kermode (588) for Eye for Film (1,537) on 23 Feb 2015

Relying a lot on this brooding darkness and on symbolism, Ghobadi doesn't develop his characters as well as he might and at times this unbalances…

Read Review

Review of Hero and the Terror (1988)

By Nina S (222) on 06 Nov 2008

I don't know why I keep watching Chuck Norris movies, it's terrible! :D…

Read Review

Review of Sleepless (2001)

By Marcus W (1,161) on 06 Mar 2010

It says written and directed by Dario Argento but he isn't capable of such boring garbage…

Read Review

Review of Knight Moves (1992)

By Sean R (754) on 16 Jun 2007

A bad movie. In other news, Christopher Lambert sucks…

Read Review

Review of Angel Eyes (2001)

By Vinidornellas (38) on 29 May 2023

JLo is an arrogant and deplorable woman who doesn't know what quality and talent is. His works are hideous and dark…

Read Review

More Reviews

Popular Movies Right Now

Everything Everywhere All at Once

2022

78%291 Reviews

Terrifier 2

2022

65%48 Reviews

Inside Out

2015

86%1,276 Reviews

The Menu

2022

70%145 Reviews

Spider-Man: No Way Home

2021

79%458 Reviews

Ford v Ferrari

2019

81%171 Reviews

Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One

2023

79%186 Reviews

Split

2017

71%1,218 Reviews

Logan

2017

82%1,785 Reviews

Godzilla vs. Kong

2021

66%184 Reviews

Movies You Viewed Recently

Relentless

1989

49%19 Reviews

The Sasquatch Gang

2006

61%252 Reviews

Stripes

1981

70%593 Reviews

Candy.

2010

69%549 Reviews

What Time Is It There?

2001

75%92 Reviews

Dance Flick

2009

39%360 Reviews

Gangs of New York

2002

75%929 Reviews

Batman: The Killing Joke

2016

60%777 Reviews

Live by Night

2016

58%485 Reviews

The Hunt

2013

72%675 Reviews