1991
122 mins
Director
- Martin Scorsese
Starring - Robert De Niro - Max Cady
Nick Nolte - Sam Bowden
Jessica Lange - Leigh Bowden
Juliette Lewis - Danielle Bowden
Robert Mitchum - Lieutenant Elgart
Gregory Peck - Lee Heller (Cady's Attorney)
Max
Cady was imprisoned for fourteen years for the rape of sixteen
year old girl. He could have walked free if his lawyer Sam
Bowden had not buried some evidence that could have possibly
made it impossible to convict him. So, now that Cady has been
released on parole he is out to get his revenge on Bowden
and his family for the fourteen years that he has lost in
prison and begins terrorising them.
Scorsese's
remake of the 1962 film is definitely another accompished
film from his partnership with Robert De Niro but it isn't
a patch on their other classics like Taxi Driver, Raging Bull,
Goodfellas etc. It is however still an excellent film that
keeps up the suspense until the end which is largely due to
the brilliance of De Niro. In my opinion this is one of De
Niro's best performances, he maximises Cady's potential and
brings out the most evil, menacing and loathsome performance
possible. He was 47 when he played this role but he got himself
into the best shape he has ever been in on screen, Raging
Bull included. There were also small parts given to the two
lead actors in the original film, Robert Mitchum played Cady
in the '62 version and Gregory Peck played Bowden.
The
original Cape Fear is a more subtle version due to the restrictions
that they still had in 1962, it is more film noir than this
thriller/horror remake but the suspense is still just as evident
and the performance of Robert Mitchum as Cady is just as good
as De Niro's portrayal. It is no less of a film than this
one and many seem to think that it is better, claiming Scorsese
and De Niro were a little too over the top. The original is
well worth seeing though.
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