Rating of
3/4
Cape Fear (1991)
MovieAddict - wrote on 01/16/12
"Come out, come out wherever you are!"
A psychotic newly-released rapist (Max Cady) is stalking and intimidating a lawyer and his family, because he "buried" evidence, that could have gotten Cady off or at least had his sentence greatly reduced had it been admitted in court.
While in jail Cady educates himself and then uses that knowledge of the law to make life a living hell for his lawyer, Sam Bowden (played by Nick Nolte) his wife Leigh, (Jessica Lange), and then goes after his 15 year-old sexually curious daughter Danielle (played by a very young Juliette Lewis). The sadistic Cady`s body is tattooed with a lot of biblical quotations symbolizing his thirst for vengeance. He wants revenge and is willing to take a pound of flesh out of Bowden's family (or a mouthful as he does when attacking Bowden's mistress, in one of the more gruesome moments of this movie). “I don't know whether to look at him or read him” said (Robert Mitchum) when Cady reveals his heavily tattooed body and I was shaking my head in agreement lol.
The acting was superb especially from an intense Robert De Niro who earned an Oscar nomination in the process. He is at the top of his game in Cape Fear dominating the role of Max Cady, who represents everything evil and disturbing in this story of relentless retribution and hatred that kept me at the edge of my seat. Excellent direction by the great Martin Scorsese! I loved it!
