A wonderfully nasty turn from Liotta, along with a novel treatment of familiar plotlines, elevates Kaplan's effort into the 'must see' category.
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04/09/08
Unlawful Entry (1992)
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Reviews Counted:29
Fresh:21
Rotten:8
Average Rating:6.2/10
Synopsis: A tense thriller that plays on the fears of contemporary urban life, as well as age-old sexual anxiety. Michael and Karen Carr are the couple with everything: good looks, a happy marriage and a... [More]
Starring: Kurt Russell, Madeleine Stowe, Ray Liotta, Roger E. Mosley
Director: Jonathan Kaplan
Reviews for Unlawful Entry
Top CriticGordon lacks Scorsese's talent for unsettling his audience, but he can turn up the tension until you squirm in your seat or want to shout at the screen.
04/09/08
Although it exists primarily to send an audience into a bloodthirsty frenzy and has major credibility problems in the bargain, Unlawful Entry is still a very effective victimization thriller.
04/09/08
Top CriticA paint-by-numbers suspense thriller redeemed by stylish, economic direction and a marvelous performance by Ray Liotta as a psycho L.A. cop.
04/09/08
Neither Lewis Colick's script nor Jonathan Kaplan's direction is quite as streamlined as it could be, but you certainly get a run for your money.
04/09/08
It's an amazingly sharp, nasty little thriller that takes a silly situation and squeezes it to the core, vicious as a heart attack.
02/17/07
Solid performances lend weight to the flakier elements, with Liotta turning crazed excess into something wild.
06/24/06
This well-done suspense-thriller is a variation of the Fatal Attraction theme with Ray Liotta as the cop from hell.
03/04/06
No review available.
07/15/05
Okay thriller.
04/22/05
No review available.
05/14/04
No review available.
01/18/04
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01/01/04
More gripping than it is convincing.
05/20/03
Top CriticA solid, suspenseful "B" film
02/27/03
glossy, disappointingly flat thriller
08/04/02
No review available.
07/31/02
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