
Imprisoned for brutally assaulting a young girl, Max Cady spends his time in jail wisely - reading literature, sculpting his body to perfection and planning his violent revenge on the defence lawyer who put him behind bars. After serving his fourteen year sentence, Cady is released from prison and his rampage begins.... (Full plot summary below)
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Imprisoned for brutally assaulting a young girl, Max Cady spends his time in jail wisely - reading literature, sculpting his body to perfection and planning his violent revenge on the defence lawyer who put him behind bars. After serving his fourteen year sentence, Cady is released from prison and his rampage begins.
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| 7M PicturesKevin Carrshows brilliant work with suspense, sound, matte paintings and violence |
| FulvueDrive-in.comChuck O'LearyAuteur Scorsese remakes a solid 1962 thriller and turns it another of his fascinating tales of obsession. |
| Apollo GuideBrian WebsterNone of the Bowden family members is made sufficiently likeable for us to really worry about their fate. |
| Washington PostDesson ThomsonMartin Scorsese brings honor back to the remake. He shines up this reprise of the original with original brilliance |
| Rolling StonePeter TraversThough Scorsese doesn't always transcend the pulp in Cape Fear, watching him try allows us to share the exhilaration he experiences behind the camera. |
| Austin ChronicleMarjorie BaumgartenIf this is Scorsese's bid for the commercial big time, then let the cash registers ring. |
| Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertImpressive moviemaking, showing Scorsese as a master of a traditional Hollywood genre. |
| Deseret News (Salt Lake City)Chris HicksWhile I find myself still preferring the original film, there's no question that Scorsese has made a rip-snorting thriller that should satisfy anyone who enjoys grinding teeth and gripping the arms of the theater seats. |
| Ozus' World Movie ReviewsDennis SchwartzThe only thing I got out of this film is a sense of deja vu that I could do without. |
| Combustible CelluloidJeffrey M. AndersonThe heart-warming story of a hardened convict returning to exact revenge on the lawyer who put him in jail. |