Cape Fear Reviews

After hearing some pretty good things about this flick, I was really eager to check it out. Honestly, even though I enjoyed it, I thought it was slightly disappointing. That’s actually a rather common problem when you first watch a decent remake like the version directed by Martin Scorsese, when you see later on the original version, there is this feeling of déjà vu and you usually end up enjoying more the recent version, usually just because you saw it first. Another effect is that you spend way too much time comparing the two movies, sometimes for the most trivial details. So, you can imagine that this first viewing was not really optimal and I might give it a 2nd chance in the future. On the other hand, is it such a great movie which requires multiple viewings? I’m not so sure about it. Anyway, it remains a pretty entertaining thriller (way less gloomy and tensed than Scorsese’s version) and Gregory Peck and Robert Mitchum were both very good in this (I still preferred Robert de Niro though. You see? I’m still comparing…). To conclude, even though I was expecting more, it was still a solid feature and it is definitely worth a look, especially if you like the genre.

Stunningly tense, dark, and disturbing for a '60s film. Worthy of comparison with other lurid, yet artfully directed classic thrillers of the era like "Psycho" and "In Cold Blood". Robert Mitchum's Max Cady is one of the most terrifying, creepy, and barbaric stalkers in film history, even more brutal than his unforgettable Harry Powell in "Night of the Hunter".