Despite a great storyline (being based on the novel of the same name by Erika Holzer), this contemporary suspense/ drama about a mother-turned-vigilante is just too predictable.
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06/05/02
Eye for an Eye (1996)
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Reviews Counted:34
Fresh:3
Rotten:31
Average Rating:3.4/10
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... [More]
Starring: Sally Field, Kiefer Sutherland, Ed Harris, Joe Mantegna
Director: John Schlesinger
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Reviews for Eye for an Eye
I felt manipulated. Yeah, I know movies are about manipulation, but having Sally Field caught in traffic and listen to her daughter being raped and murdered is just over the top.
04/17/02
Dumb dips from oppressive to offensive in this Sally Field suspense drama, which actually comes out for vigilantism.
05/12/01
Top CriticWith a target as nasty as he, when Karen wants to take the law into her own hands, you can't help thinking, Go to it.
01/01/00
By showing this in graphic, R-rated terms (albeit with quick, MTV-style edits), the scene's power is diluted and the film's exploitative tendencies are revealed early on.
01/01/00
While the tension slowly builds up over the course of the film, it never quite makes it to where it desperately needed to go.
01/01/00
A nasty, incompetent piece of work.
01/01/00
Top CriticDespite paying lip service to high ideals, Schlesinger's movie has no moral compass, and is only interested in delivering cheap thrills.
01/01/00
Top CriticDirector John Schlessinger presents a film about grief, justice and revenge that feels lifted from the TV-movie of the week.
01/01/00
The film, like a TV show that paints everything in black and white and aims for tabloid-style shock value, proceeds along predictable lines.
01/01/00
Top CriticNot a single moment of this film is a surprise.
01/01/00
This movie is intellectually corrupt because it deliberately avoids dealing with the issues it raises.
01/01/00
Top CriticA poorly acted, manipulative, and ridiculous soap opera.
01/01/00
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