Robert De Niro, Nick Nolte, Jessica Lange
A deranged convict seeks revenge on the attorney who improperly defended him.
DVD Release Date: September 18, 2001
Stats: 2,418 reviews
This was an odd choice of film for Scorsese to remake I always thought, Robert Mitchum's portrayal of Max Cady is one of the best and most scariest in cinema. In the end I think it was really De Niro who took the biggest risk, luckily, Scorsese made an entertaining enough film bu...( read more)
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 wa...( read more)
It's hard to find words to criticize this movie because it was so superbly acted. Robert De Niro was lights out fantastic in this. If you need a reason to watch this it would be to see him outside of his bad guy "mobster" persona, and into this deranged psychopath role.
Even J...( read more)
Directed by: Martin Scorcese.
Starring: Robert De Niro, Nick Nolte, Jessica Lange, Juliette Lewis.
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I could be a whiner ...( read more)
Nick Colte should've been the bad guy. He looks more scary than Robert De Niro. This wasn't actually the problem of this film (De Niro was actually good), though.
Anyway, It really started out quite friggin' well, but then it was just went tumbling down -- It got boring, stupid...( read more)
I'm pretty sure Scorsese had in mind the myth regarding remakes being worse than the original films. Even so, what can be the primary source of audacity if not to represent through his eyes a popular filmic tale? Well, it is far from the original's brilliance, but seeing De Niro ...( read more)
This is not quite as good as the original, but it's not that far off either. Very suspenseful, excellent score and outstanding pacing. Martin Scorsese's great direction is a big plus. Very well done.
Impressive moviemaking, showing Scorsese as a master of a traditional Hollywood genre who is able to mold it to his own themes and obsessions. full review
It's like... Martin Scorsese doing his best Sam Raimi. Seriously, these are the most formalistic shot compositions I've ever seen in a Scorsese picture, and he throws them in so often that it's like a stylized camera trick jamboree.
I love it!
He needs to do more like this...
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