Shoot to Kill
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Movie Reviews of Shoot to Kill
Movie Review: A red hot thriller!
Summary: 5 Stars
This film is a red hot thriller as the New York Times said in February 1988 when it was theatrically released. Warren Stantin(Sidney Poitier) is an FBI agent in pursuit of a kidnapping and murder suspect. He appoints Jonathan Knox(Tom Berenger) as his guide. Jonathan would have been arrested for obstruction of justice if he didn't follow Warren's order. "You're under arrest." said Warren,after Jonathan initially refused to go along with him. Jonathan replied,"Bulls--t!". Rounding out the cast is pre-Cheers Kirstie Alley as the leader of a group on a mountain mission. Another member(Clancy Brown) is the aforementioned suspect who ends up kidnapping Alley and threatening to fatally shoot her. "You kill her and you'll die half a second later!",Warren tells the suspect. Warren also says,"Let her go or die! That's the only deal you're gonna make!" The suspect is shot by Warren and falls into the open seas. Poitier's previous film credits include STIR CRAZY,which he directed only,GUESS WHO'S COMING TO DINNER,UPTOWN SATURDAY NIGHT and LET'S DO IT AGAIN. Berenger subsequently starred in MAJOR LEAGUE and MAJOR LEAGUE 2. Alley subsequently starred in MADHOUSE,LOOK WHO'S TALKING,LOOK WHO'S TALKING TOO and LOOK WHO'S TALKING NOW.Movie Review: Top Notch! Poitier and Berenger
Summary: 5 Stars
Terrific movie! I've watched this several times and each time I enjoy it a little more. Sidney Poitier as FBI agent Warren Stantin joins Tom Berenger (Jonathan Knox) to go after fugitive who has joined a group lead by Jonathan's girlfriend Sarah Rennell played by Kirstie Alley. The chase takes place in the forests and mountains of North America. One of the fun parts of this is both Sarah(Kirstie) and Jonathan (Berenger) are woods, forest, mountain smart but Stantin (Poitier) is not. Since Stantin IS the FBI agent tracking, he 'requires' Jonathan take him along on the trek to rough country. Scenery is beautiful and the supporting cast does and excellent job for the most part. The 'chase' follows them through the mountains, streams, forests and into canada and ultimately to 'civilization' (a city). Plot is simple and has been done many times in various ways, Narrow Margin with Gene Hackman comes to mind, same kind of general idea with different plot. As always both Berenger and Poitier give excellent performances. This is a good choice for an adventure movie without a lot of subtle or in depth messages. Definitely worth purchase as you too will want to watch more than once.Movie Review: Excellent
Summary: 5 Stars
My tape copy is dying from overuse. It's almost November 11, 2003, so I may just make it another 3 more weeks until this comes out.This movie was HIGHLY UNDER-rated. I like Tom Berrenger a lot but wouldn't rate him at the top of the actors list. However, the synergy that occurs between Tom and Sidney Poitier helps Tom to perform better than usual, though in all fairness Tom was EXCELLENT in Platoon. In any event, this was a well-made and acted movie that deserves your attention.
Some might find the beginning of the movie a little harsh/violent, but this adds intensity to the story (i.e. it is not the usual pointless, wanton, Hollywood shock violence we're used to).
I think this is a film that both men and women will enjoy thoroughly. There's the rugged outdoors stuff for the guys- Berrenger seems to fit in well w/rugged, outdoors roles like this and Last of the Dogmen. Then there's the suspense/thriller/murder-mystery genre factor for the gals. How can it miss ?
Movie Review: One of my all-time favorite movies!
Summary: 5 Stars
This is a GREAT movie. I hate gory movies - this wasn't gory. The first time I saw "Shoot to Kill" I was on the edge of my seat the entire time. For the first part of the movie you don't even see the killer's face, so when you finally DO see him in a group of other men, you don't know which one's the bad guy. And just when I thought I had it figured out -- bam! -- it turned out to be someone else! Even after knowing which guy is the bad guy, you can't sit back and relax... it's still so suspenseful as to what's going to happen next, both when the killer is in the scene as well as when the scene revolves around Sidney Poitier and Tom Berenger. The location of the film is beautiful, too. I can't say enough good things about this movie -- it's simply terrific, and if you haven't seen it -- you should!! I was so disappointed that the DVD wasn't released when planned, because we'd been waiting a long time... I'm happy that we finally got it on DVD!Movie Review: A forgotten classic
Summary: 5 Stars
I just saw this movie after a very long time, and all I can say is:
Go out and find it, or order it on Amazon..It is GREAT!
The Movie starts out as a Jewel thief robbing a wealthy couple, and getting away with the wife as a hostage.
Sydney Poitier plays the detective in the case, who with a mountain man
must follow him up into the mountains where he fled to catch him.
The criminal has joined a party of hikers though, and they must reach him before he kills them all- Kirstie Alley plays the guide to the hikers, and she is also the mountain man's girlfriend.
The adventure starts out in the wilderness, and ends up in the city...
it will definately keep you on the edge of your seat.