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Eye for an Eye

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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... 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 court dismisses the murderer's case, due to police error. Naturally, Mack and Karen are completely enraged, but Mack eventually succeeds in controlling his anger and dealing with the situation. Karen's mounting fury and frustration, however, cause her to become obsessed with both Doob, and with avenging her daughter's death. As a result, she begins to stalk the psychopath -- she even takes karate lessons, and buys a gun. But is killing Doob really the answer to her problems? [More]

Starring: Sally Field, Kiefer Sutherland, Ed Harris, Joe Mantegna

Starring: Sally Field, Kiefer Sutherland, Ed Harris, Joe Mantegna, Beverly D'Angelo, Philip Baker Hall, Keith David

Director: John Schlesinger

Director: John Schlesinger
Screenwriter: Amanda Silver, Rick Jaffa

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Although it poses the interesting moral dilemma behind taking the law into your own hands, Schlesinger's film borders on the distasteful in its portrayal of rape and murder.

Full Review Source: Channel 4 Film | comment Comment
08/04/09
Channel 4 Film
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Any pretence of thoughtful debate has long since been abandoned.

Full Review Source: Empire Magazine | comment Comment
08/04/09
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The characterisation is so thin, and the plotting so crude, it's only the violence which sets this apart from the banalities of TV fare.

Full Review Source: Time Out | comment Comment
01/26/06
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Directed by John Schlesinger from a screenplay by the Posse Comitatus.

Full Review Source: TV Guide's Movie Guide | comment Comment
08/04/09
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[A] really awful, hysterical thriller.

Full Review Source: Chicago Reader | comment Comment
08/04/09
Jonathan Rosenbaum
Jonathan Rosenbaum
Chicago Reader

This blatant button-pusher plays upon our most primal emotions as well as the increasing disdain for the criminal justice system.

Full Review Source: Washington Post | comment Comment
08/04/09
Rita Kempley
Rita Kempley
Washington Post

A B movie that somehow won the lottery and got an A-movie cast and director.

Full Review Source: Variety | comment Comment
03/26/09
Joe Leydon
Joe Leydon
Variety
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No review available.

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07/04/05
Emanuel Levy
Emanuel Levy
EmanuelLevy.Com

Falls as flat as a flapjack

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03/31/05
Clint Morris
Clint Morris
Moviehole

Much too overwrought and ridiculous to be taken seriously.

Full Review Source: TheMovieReport.com | comment Comment
12/05/04
Michael Dequina
Michael Dequina
TheMovieReport.com

No review available.

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08/25/04
Thomas Delapa
Thomas Delapa
Boulder Weekly

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08/19/04
Susan Stark
Susan Stark
Detroit News

No review available.

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01/12/04
Bill Chambers
Bill Chambers
Film Freak Central

Rotten revenge flick. Avoid.

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07/16/03
Alex Sandell
Alex Sandell
Juicy Cerebellum

Never in his varied career has Mr. Schlesinger made a film as mean-spirited and empty as this.

Full Review Source: New York Times | comment Comment
05/20/03
Janet Maslin
Janet Maslin
New York Times
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05/14/03
Jeanne Aufmuth
Jeanne Aufmuth
Palo Alto Weekly

Embarrassing.

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04/23/03
Dragan Antulov
Dragan Antulov
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Sally Field versus Kiefer Sutherland...? I like it!

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02/04/03
Shannon J. Harvey
Shannon J. Harvey
Sunday Times (Australia)

Shamelessly ugly and obvious revenge garbage.

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07/26/02
Scott Weinberg
Scott Weinberg
eFilmCritic.com

Rather than make a statement, Schlesinger cops out in every way.

Full Review Source: Apollo Guide | comment Comment
06/29/02
Ryan Cracknell
Ryan Cracknell
Apollo Guide
 
 
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