Cape Fear

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Cape Fear

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Cape Fear

Robert De Niro, Nick Nolte, Jessica Lange, Juliette Lewis, Joe Don Baker

A deranged convict seeks revenge on the attorney who improperly defended him.

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  • SirPant
    September 7, 2009
    SirPant
    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)t De Niro stole the show with a brilliant performance. Unfortunately not up to Scorsese's usual high standards though but worth a watch (Just watch the original too)
  • mrpopcorn
    October 29, 2008
    mrpopcorn
    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)nted so badly to look away from the carnage, but was completely unable. Cape Fear sent my friends running, and is definitely not for the faint of heart, but if fear is what you crave, or you enjoy De Niro's power to disturb, then hop on the boat.
  • DerekA101
    September 11, 2008
    DerekA101
    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)uliette Lewis, as annoying and unattractive as she is, was great in this film. I have never seen Nick Nolte in anything that impressed me before until now.

    The plot is fairly linear, so if you know the story line then, well, you know the whole story. But it was incredibly suspenseful to watch. What really sells this movie is the climax. It has a very memorable climax... but I won't give anything away.

    Unfortunately, it's a bit of a marathon getting to the end. This movie, being a little outdated (1991), moves at a fairly slow pace at times. And a good portion of events are a bit unfathomable. Not to mention the music that was supposed to build suspense was really loud and irritating.

    Regardless, this movie thrives off the stellar acting and directing by all time great Martin Scorsesse.
  • SilentWarProductions2009
    September 1, 2008
    SilentWarProductions2009
    Directed by: Martin Scorcese.
    Starring: Robert De Niro, Nick Nolte, Jessica Lange, Juliette Lewis.

    << "Now you will learn about loss, loss of freedom, loss of humanity...now you and I will truly be the same, Counselor." >>

    I could be a whiner ...( read more)and say how it is clearly not up with Scorcese's masterworks, but why would I when its clearly obvious? What is also obvious here is that this film is underrated. Cape Fear is a brilliantly taut and masterfully directed piece of work that even despite some flaws, is tense, chilling, well thought out and balanced with some extremely outstanding performances.

    Full review coming soon.
  • crackingdanio
    May 16, 2008
    crackingdanio
    the tension just keeps building and building its relentless
  • GhostShadowX
    December 25, 2009
    GhostShadowX
    Robert De Niro's most disturbing performance.
  • TheHitcher1987
    December 14, 2009
    TheHitcher1987
    Last Viewed: 12/12/2009
  • rad04
    December 10, 2009
    rad04
    This 1991 movie featuring Robert DeNiro and Nick Nolte is a suspenseful masterpiece. I have not seen very many Hitchcock movies but my intuition tells me that Martin Scorcese who directed this film borrowed alot of Hitchcock's suspenseful devices. Throughout Cape Fear there is ...( read more)a soundtrack of the orchestra strings, and frequently they do the two quick bow strokes to make a situation seem scarier than it actually was, but in this film the situation is that scary. Deniro plays a deranged lunatic (Max Cady) who believes he is totally same and is doing God's work after he gets out of prison by stalking his defense attorney, played by Nick Nolte. Nolte's family cannot escape the torment Max Cady is bringing down upon them, but everything Cady does is within the bounds of the law so there is nothing Nolte can do, until he steps outside the bounds of the law. This movie is a masterpiece of filmmaking, does not slow down for a minute, is extremely well acted, and one of the genre's best.
  • ythelastman89
    November 22, 2009
    ythelastman89
    Martin Scorsese presents a very well done remake that improves upon characterization and plot. A great performance from Robert De Niro that made this movie the classic it is. He is by far one of the most disturbed characters brought on screen, in that he never gives up and never ...( read more)surrenders. The lengths he goes in order to ruin Nick Nolte's life is unmatched. It is an essential film in Scorsese's work because it is so different.
  • GreenGoblin92
    November 8, 2009
    GreenGoblin92
    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), far-fetched and suspense died out. Also, what was the point of the scene where his wife thinks he cheated on her? Very stupid and pointless. And the ending was overdone with the intensity (not violence actually, but the whole screaming, do this or that, forcing stuff, etc -- overdone). It really should've ended in the house, not the boat.

    But since I love thrillers so much, I'd have to give it a 3. It really does deliver some good suspense.
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