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)
72 %
Reviews Counted: 29 Fresh: 21 Rotten:8 Average Rating: 6.2/10
Runtime: 1 hr 52 mins
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 gorgeous house in an upscale section of Los Angeles. This all changes the night their home is broken... [More]
Genre: Dramas
Starring: Kurt Russell, Madeleine Stowe, Ray Liotta, Roger E. Mosley, Sherrie Rose
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Gordon 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 Critic
A 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
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