[A] really awful, hysterical thriller.
Eye for an Eye (1996)
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Reviews Counted:11
Fresh:0
Rotten:11
Average Rating:2.9/10
Runtime: 1 hr 42 mins
Genre: Dramas
Synopsis: Karen and Mack McCann's worst nightmare comes true when their teenage daughter is brutally raped and murdered by Robert Doob, a cold, sneering lowlife. Matters deteriorate even further when the... Karen and Mack McCann's worst nightmare comes true when their teenage daughter is brutally raped and murdered by Robert Doob, a cold, sneering lowlife. Matters deteriorate even further when the court dismisses the murderer's case, due to police error. Naturally, Mack and Karen are completely enraged, but Mack eventually succeeds in controlling his anger and dealing with the situation. Karen's mounting fury and frustration, however, cause her to become obsessed with both Doob, and with avenging her daughter's death. As a result, she begins to stalk the psychopath -- she even takes karate lessons, and buys a gun. But is killing Doob really the answer to her problems? [More]
Starring: Sally Field, Kiefer Sutherland, Ed Harris, Joe Mantegna
Starring: Sally Field, Kiefer Sutherland, Ed Harris, Joe Mantegna, Beverly D'Angelo, Philip Baker Hall, Keith David
Director: John Schlesinger
Director: John Schlesinger
Screenwriter: Amanda Silver, Rick Jaffa
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Reviews for Eye for an Eye
This blatant button-pusher plays upon our most primal emotions as well as the increasing disdain for the criminal justice system.
A B movie that somehow won the lottery and got an A-movie cast and director.
Never in his varied career has Mr. Schlesinger made a film as mean-spirited and empty as this.
Dumb dips from oppressive to offensive in this Sally Field suspense drama, which actually comes out for vigilantism.
Despite paying lip service to high ideals, Schlesinger's movie has no moral compass, and is only interested in delivering cheap thrills.
The film, like a TV show that paints everything in black and white and aims for tabloid-style shock value, proceeds along predictable lines.
This movie is intellectually corrupt because it deliberately avoids dealing with the issues it raises.
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