Revenge
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Movie Reviews of Revenge
Movie Review: Great movie, really, but...
Summary: 4 Stars
Ok, the first time I saw this film was in the 93 or something like that and I thought it was an ok movie but nothing else... then in the 2000 I was in my home and remembered of that movie I saw one day, so I started to look into the tapes collection in my home 'til I found it, played it and actually saw the film carefully. All I can say is that Anthony Quinn played on of the most emotional roles of his career on this one; al the same time, Mrs. Stowe and Kevin Costner gives us on this movie two excellents pieces of acting, 'cause the deep and the honestly on the characters it's the best, it seems like they were actually in love and tryind desperately to find each other.The only bad thing it's that some scenes are too much slow, it's like the movie begin actually when Tibey (Quinn's character) do his revenge against Costner and Stowe. But, the bottom line is that this movie it's really worth seeing, and don't deserves all the BS that critics told about it.
Give the movie a chance, you'll find satisfied with it at the end.
Movie Review: Savaged By Critics, But Still Good!
Summary: 4 Stars
I've never been able to understand the beef critics had with this movie. Yes, it's violent. Seeing Madeleine Stowe's character turned into a heroin-addicted prostitute is hard to watch. But does this make it a bad movie? Or is it bad because Costner's character seeks revenge, and offs some bad guys? I suspect that Stowe's character's fate has most to do with why this movie was so broadly panned. Much of this movie is brutal. Is this worse, though, than showing violence that doesn't seem to hurt? Gunfights in which the heroes get shot and just shake it off? I don't think so. The violence in this movie is brutal because the story demands it.There isn't more to say, probably, than has already been said, but I found the narrative well-paced, the characters believeable, and the story compelling. The final confrontation was wholly plausible, and the right denouement for the film: both redemptive and logical given what we know about the characters.
This is a sadly underrated movie, one well-worth seeing.
Movie Review: The last five minutes are the best
Summary: 4 Stars
Unlike most of Kevin Costner's other movies, Revenge demonstrates that he can truly touch audiences with authentic emotional output. The final five minutes of this movie are so genuinely real, so demonstrative of redemption and despair, that one wonders why Costner can't reproduce this in some of his other movies. Maybe it's the musical score (which, depressingly, was never made into a soundtrack). Perhaps it's Stowe's final "I love you," or perhaps it's the look on Costner's face while he holds her lifeless body in his arms. All I know is, I've rarely beheld such an emotional scene in any other movie. Yes, the movie is violent. But the violence is not senseless. It has purpose, and demonstrates the danger of crossing the barriers of fidelity.One other scene stands out in my mind. When Costner and Stowe try to make lemonade in his bungalow, the sexual tension is unbelievably real.
One of my all-time favorite movies.
Movie Review: excellent, violent and uncompromising
Summary: 4 Stars
Tony Scott's "Revenge" is an excellent film, violent and uncompromising. It begins like a hackneyed version of "Top Gun" but once Kevin Costner gets to Mexico it becomes a mesmerizing and beautifully realized tale of blood and passion. Kevin Costner has rarely been so good. Madeleine Stowe not only looks and acts wonderfully but is fully convincing down to the accent of an upper class Mexican trophy wife. Anthony Quinn's performance was probably the last great one of a long and outstanding career. Even the smaller roles are beautifully rendered: Miguel Ferrer and a really young and touching John Leguizamo, Joaquin Martinez, Sally Kirkland, and a beautifully wrinkled actress who plays the Mexican curandera. I only wish that the great Tomas Milian ("Traffic," "Havana") had gotten more screen time. This DVD cries out for a commentary by Jim Harrison and Scott.Movie Review: a modern love story film noir
Summary: 4 Stars
to begin with the movie has some great characters in it,kinda like maltese falcon.The story had a minor flaw but just the same it was not just another rewrite. i believe Costner gets a bad rep. from critics and this movie shows just how wrong they are, this isnt what id call a date movie or a action movie but it was a good story, a throwback to movies 60 years ago robert mithum could have easily played this back then and everyone would no the movie today.