Unlawful Entry (1992)

Pretty Good

everything you have heard about this movie is true.

It's simply great fun, a winsome film and an occasionally over-the-top luxury fantasy that never flags.

Great story, amazing characters, superb action, enthralling cinematography. Yes, this is something I am glad I spent money on.

After a break-in at their house, a couple gets help from one of the cops that answered their call. He helps them install the security system, and begins dropping by on short notice and unofficial patrol, and spends a lot of time discussing the couple's problems with the wife. The husband begins wondering if they're getting too much help. Unlawful Entry benefits from Ray Liotta's, Kurt Russell's and Madeline Stowe's perfomances but for those who might expect a little bit more? It's kind of a disappointing and watchable messy thriller because the film i think could have been better if Liotta didn't started turning crazy but whatever still watchable 90's film. (6/10)

Mr. nice guy turns narcissistic and violent. That's the core of the movie. But how would you handle somebody who introduced himself to everybody as nice and helping but revealed his true face only to you? Surely you would tell that person to back off but the problem is that everybody else will think that you're overreacting; including your wife.Unlawful Entry creates suspense by introducing unpredictable and sinister cop on the one side and a normal husband who somehow has to stop him and convince his wife not to communicate with him on the other. But how do you stop a cop with a good reputation or get along with your wife after being rude to someone who had helped her? Michael Carr (Kurt Russel) found himself cornered by a more powerful man whose power lies in ability to do amoral things.It wasn't psycho officer who made me uncomfortable and angry but Michaels' wife. If she was more ready to appreciate her husbands warnings maybe she would have saved them both from going through hell. But no; Michael is only projecting - officer Pete is way to nice, she thought. I think it's easier to handle a lunatic cop than a wife who doesn't trust you as this movie clearly shows. She gave officer Pete a signal (probably unwillingly) that she might be interested in him and he went nuts! "What's it going to take to convince you? Me in a body bag?", Michael asks his wife. Someone must be crazy: its either officer, Michael or his wife. I propose it was his wife.If you're interested in psychological thrillers where everything turns on the good guy, you're going to appreciate effort put in a movie which makes soft and hard spoken words really count. And a nice soundtrack, too!

I have seen cunning psychotic characters in a great number of movies. But the cop character Ray Liotta plays in Unlawful Entry is unforgettable. He really hit the nail on the head! Sometimes I feel that people that create such characters must have dealt with real life individuals with very similar psychotic tendencies. I mean how do you explain the behavior of that cop in Unlawful Entry?? The man was simply bad news and he believed in what he was doing. He meant business.It would be nice to see Kurt Russell, Madeline Stowe and Ray Liotta team up again in similar roles but with a different plot.Great acting indeed from the cast members.

A sterling entry in the psycho-thriller genre, mainly thanks to Ray Liotta's performance as the manic cop. Rarely has Liotta been this good: he literally simmers with pent-up rage whenever you see him on-screen, delivering one of the best turns of his career as the frightening cop from hell. Sure, Liotta could be good elsewhere – who can forget his career-changing turn in Scorsese's GOODFELLAS? – but he'll be forever remembered for the kind of sweaty, crazy-eyed role he effortlessly portrays here.Liotta's given solid support from Kurt Russell and Madeleine Stowe as the unwitting couple who find themselves caught up in a nightmare. This is the archetypal 'slow burner' of a plot, with everyday events and subtle hints and clues gradually building from an impressive climax, which makes use of plenty of clichés but nevertheless ticks all the right boxes. UNLAWFUL ENTRY is one of those thrillers that doesn't disappoint, and unlike PACIFIC HEIGHTS it isn't spoilt with dated attempts at style. Thumbs up.