Review of Cape Fear (1991) by Asif K — 11 Aug 2010
An explosive, creepy and mind-blowing edge of your seat thriller. Shocking, relentless and disturbing. A non-stop chiller. It's totally unforgetable. Nick Nolte gives a brilliant and powerful performance.
Robert De Niro gives a memerizing and feriousesly tour de force performance. An absorbing physcological rollar-coaster ride. Director, Martian Scorcesse departs nicely from his popular crime films to this drilling and brooding thriller.
It's a brutal, demonic film with a grip like a vise; it grabs you early, its fingers around your throat, and never lets go. A tough, violent tense thriller with a great performance by Robert De Niro.
Robert De Niro is the actor in Hollywood with the most potential to disturb. With his slick greasy hair, rapturous tattoos, and polite southern accent, he creates a Max Cady that makes Robert Mitchum seem like a boyscout.
The movie was enthralling in the most disturbing way. I wanted so badly to look away from the carnage, but was completely unable. Cape Fear sent my friends running, and is definitely not for the faint of heart, but if fear is what you crave, or you enjoy De Niro's power to disturb, then hop on the boat.
superb.
This review of Cape Fear (1991) was written by Asif K on 11 Aug 2010.
Cape Fear has generally received very positive reviews.
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