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<blockquote data-quote="Mel O&#039;Drama" data-source="post: 434526" data-attributes="member: 23"><p style="text-align: center"><strong><span style="font-size: 22px">Unlawful Entry</span></strong> (1992)</p> <p style="text-align: center"></p> <p style="text-align: center"><img src="https://external-content.duckduckgo.com/iu/?u=https%3A%2F%2Fm.media-amazon.com%2Fimages%2FM%2FMV5BZmMxMjY3ODctMTVlNy00N2UwLWEyMjEtNTViMmJlNmI2MThhXkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyNjQ2MjQ5NzM%40._V1_.jpg&f=1&nofb=1&ipt=cd8f0ccf50df2a3268f23e42d8df60080fe04b5210f9297cbd73680c3d5cd054" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>Not a film with which I was familiar beforehand. I might have seen the name at the time, but it completely passed me by. </p><p></p><p>I suppose it fits into the same category as <em>Fatal Attraction </em>and the "cuckoo in the nest" psycho-stalker films that followed it. Notably, this was released in 1992 between the same year's <em>Single White Female </em>and<em> The Hand That Rocks The Cradle</em>, both of which are better known examples of the genre for me. Differentiating<em> Unlawful Entry</em> from the other three mentioned, the stalker in this case is a male. And a cop.</p><p></p><p>There's no sexual liaison that sets off the obsession here. Liotta's character simply covets Madeleine Stowe from the moment he sees here. And she is so radiant it's easy to see why. Indeed, Stowe and Kurt Russell pull of something incredible here. They're rich, successful, beautiful, perfectly coiffed, confident and very much in love. On several of those bases we should dislike them, but there's something very sweet and charming about them, as a couple but even more so as individuals. Even though I wouldn't have thought it possible, I completely believe she is a teacher who is kind and thoughtful to kids and colleagues alike. And Kurt Russell looks so good in his Nineties getup it should be sickening, but I believe he's a decent man with a good moral compass, even if his character has more of an edge and a shorter fuse than his wife. On the subject of the Nineties, with its fashions and occasional nightclub scenes, this felt like a fascinating little glimpse into that time, while remaining timeless in its writing. </p><p></p><p>This ticked a lot of boxes for me. The performances were good, and they helped sell the story even when it went to extremes (but still nothing that couldn't happen. And has). The direction is interesting enough without being showy. I believe this is the first Jonathan Kaplan film I've watched and I'd be interested in watching more. <em>The Accused </em>has been on my radar since it was released, but I am put off by the idea of the much talked about graphic and prolonged rape scene. This film takes a similarly unsentimental approach to violence, with a fight between the two lead men feeling particularly real. The fact that it conveys the idea of being cornered so well means that I found myself thinking about how I would fare in the kind of situation where I had to come out swinging (sadly, probably not too well, I decided). There's one staircase moment where I inwardly cheered in relief as it ended the immediate threat. </p><p></p><p>I'd say this is a top notch example of its kind, definitely worth a couple of hours of my time.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Mel O'Drama, post: 434526, member: 23"] [CENTER][B][SIZE=6]Unlawful Entry[/SIZE][/B] (1992) [img]https://external-content.duckduckgo.com/iu/?u=https%3A%2F%2Fm.media-amazon.com%2Fimages%2FM%2FMV5BZmMxMjY3ODctMTVlNy00N2UwLWEyMjEtNTViMmJlNmI2MThhXkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyNjQ2MjQ5NzM%40._V1_.jpg&f=1&nofb=1&ipt=cd8f0ccf50df2a3268f23e42d8df60080fe04b5210f9297cbd73680c3d5cd054[/img][/CENTER] Not a film with which I was familiar beforehand. I might have seen the name at the time, but it completely passed me by. I suppose it fits into the same category as [I]Fatal Attraction [/I]and the "cuckoo in the nest" psycho-stalker films that followed it. Notably, this was released in 1992 between the same year's [I]Single White Female [/I]and[I] The Hand That Rocks The Cradle[/I], both of which are better known examples of the genre for me. Differentiating[I] Unlawful Entry[/I] from the other three mentioned, the stalker in this case is a male. And a cop. There's no sexual liaison that sets off the obsession here. Liotta's character simply covets Madeleine Stowe from the moment he sees here. And she is so radiant it's easy to see why. Indeed, Stowe and Kurt Russell pull of something incredible here. They're rich, successful, beautiful, perfectly coiffed, confident and very much in love. On several of those bases we should dislike them, but there's something very sweet and charming about them, as a couple but even more so as individuals. Even though I wouldn't have thought it possible, I completely believe she is a teacher who is kind and thoughtful to kids and colleagues alike. And Kurt Russell looks so good in his Nineties getup it should be sickening, but I believe he's a decent man with a good moral compass, even if his character has more of an edge and a shorter fuse than his wife. On the subject of the Nineties, with its fashions and occasional nightclub scenes, this felt like a fascinating little glimpse into that time, while remaining timeless in its writing. This ticked a lot of boxes for me. The performances were good, and they helped sell the story even when it went to extremes (but still nothing that couldn't happen. And has). The direction is interesting enough without being showy. I believe this is the first Jonathan Kaplan film I've watched and I'd be interested in watching more. [I]The Accused [/I]has been on my radar since it was released, but I am put off by the idea of the much talked about graphic and prolonged rape scene. This film takes a similarly unsentimental approach to violence, with a fight between the two lead men feeling particularly real. The fact that it conveys the idea of being cornered so well means that I found myself thinking about how I would fare in the kind of situation where I had to come out swinging (sadly, probably not too well, I decided). There's one staircase moment where I inwardly cheered in relief as it ended the immediate threat. I'd say this is a top notch example of its kind, definitely worth a couple of hours of my time. [/QUOTE]
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