The finale is unforgettable, though not in a particularly satisfying way.

| Original Score: 6/10 | Feb 6, 2025

No Way Back is a symbol of this transitional period, but by retaining the classic noir vibe (deception, fleeing, yearning), it becomes a tribute to the past.

| Original Score: 78/100 | Nov 24, 2023

This stunning thriller about a murder and an elaborate cover-up in present-day Washington power circles was one of the best movies of 1987 and, to my mind, an all-time classic.

| Original Score: 4/4 | Aug 5, 2022

'...a model of what a good, hard, modern thriller can be...'

| Original Score: 4/5 | Apr 25, 2021

The work of the cinematographer John Alcott, the actors, and the rhythm are qualities to appreciate in No Way Out. [Full Review in Spanish]

| Apr 10, 2020

The summer's best movie is No Way Out, a complex, rip-roaring suspense tale with a difference: It's about believable people caught in a real jam.

| Original Score: 4/4 | Nov 5, 2019

No Way Out is a secret noir.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Jul 11, 2016

No Way Out may take about half its runtime to finally get the story moving, but when it does, the audience is treated to a grand thriller that keeps you on the edge of your seat.

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Jun 21, 2016

The film is remembered for its limo sex scene.

| Original Score: B | Apr 23, 2016

The action is tight and suspenseful, and the plot culminates in the most astounding last-minute switch of the decade.

| Jul 26, 2014

As befits the title, it dead-ends long before it's over.

Full Review | Jul 26, 2014

While the film's behind-the-scenes look into the world of Washington bureaucracy is appealing, the movie is a complete letdown as a thriller, dissolving into implausible silliness.

| Jul 29, 2013

No Way Out emerges, paradoxically, as a film that is better than it has to be and not as good as it ought to be, but there is skill here, as well as an admirable willingness to try something new.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Jul 29, 2013

Good performances from a strong cast and paranoid plotting enough to keep even the staunchest of remake nay-sayers quiet. Hitchockian production with a modern twist.

| Original Score: 5/5 | Jul 29, 2013

No Way Out's greatest prize is Costner, a leading man at last: fiercely good, intelligent, appreciatively sensual in a performance balanced perfectly between action and introspection.

| Jul 29, 2013

A thriller that grabs you even before the ironies of its plot kick in is a thriller you don't want to miss. No Way Out is that sort of movie, a thriller that's thrilling throughout.

| Jul 29, 2013

It's too bad Alfred Hitchcock didn't live long enough to put Kevin Costner into a movie, because Costner is exactly the kind of leading man Hitchcock liked.

| Jul 29, 2013

A juicy thriller-romance bursting out of the Pentagon's arid corridors.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Jul 29, 2013

This is a major treat.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Jul 29, 2013

Sex, violence and secrecy can make a volatile on-screen combination, but not this time.

| Jul 29, 2013