the ratings definitely need to be higher for this one. This movie set the standard for all that came after it

This is outrageous. How can this movie hold a 75%. This is a Scorcese masterpiece.

To get home from where I walked my date home after seeing this on its original release in the cinema (aged 18, my first year at university), I had to walk through a small, dark park which was badly lit and had plenty of places to hide. I ran through it, imagining Robert De Niro in every bush and behind every tree. The film got to me. Revisiting it now, I understand a lot more than I did then - and still the film haunts and dogs the viewer. Remaking a classic 1962 film, Nick Nolte is the lawyer whose family is stalked and tormented by the rapist he had defended at the trial that sent him to prison 14 years ago. Now he's out and wants revenge. It's a savage, disorienting, dizzying film - the effect of which is twisted further by the similarly dizzying cinematography and editing. De Niro is superb, but the standout is Juliette Lewis as Nolte's 16-year-old daughter. The extended scene between them in the school theatre is an unbearably creepy masterwork, and her whole performance is stunning. I wasn't fully convinced by Nolte, but he does come into his own in the final act, almost silent, reduced by De Niro's ex-convict to his base elements, slugging it out in the pouring rain, drenched and caked in mud. It's a film about how we lose humanity, and how we might try to keep it - and it's one that sits well in Scorsese's stellar filmography.

This is why Martin Scorsese and Robert De Niro are some of the GOAT’s.

a horror film that really stands out, even by Scorcese's standards its bloody, violent, and downright unnerving DeNiro gives such an enthusiastic performance Nick Nolte really conveys the family man determined to protect his wife and daughter from the evils of the world even from a former ex-con he once represented it takes a while for things to get moving and the score at times is just so over-the-top but the climax is worth the wait your senses will be manipulated and the suspense keeps you in the dark never knowing when 'Cady' strikes gives off a dark and foreboding message about how strong the human being is and how weak it can become to the point of making us less than human this aint for everyone so buckle up and prepare to be strangled

This movie is amazing and brings fear to its viewers because of the acting. The humanity in this film of defending your family is real. The acting really is some of DiNero’s best. Chilling film that is a great watch

I watched this movie in 1991-92 and I remember I was not very impressed. Today I tried watching it again ... way way worse. Some movies have staying power. This is not one of those.

The original is still on my watchlist and i'm sure it's great, but i think it will be hard to top this. This was one of the most thrilling and anxiety inducing movies i ever seen, specially thanks to DeNiro's IMMACULATE performance. If it was not The Silence of The Lambs coming out on the same year, you can bet he would've won the Oscar.

Lest you forget how flipping brilliant Robert De Niro is when he's got a role he can spread his wings in. Here ya go. A psychotic irredeemable sociopath and all tatted up and shredded. Brilliant performance and completely captivating.

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Great flick! Ol’ Bob gives a chilling performance in this thrilling remake.

Watched on 5/27/2024

This one will turn your nerves strain your nerves like piano wire.

I just found this movie kind of irritating more than anything else lmao. Probably should have ended at least half an hour before it did

Cape Fear (1991) is a great film. Robert De Niro just nails the role of Max Cady in this. Great story, great acting and very creepy. 5 stars from me.

Prepare yourself for the true meaning of fear! As convicted rapist Max Cady leaves prison, he begins to stalk his former attorney Sam Bowden for willingly burying evidence that would give him a lighter sentence, playing a dangerous game that threatens his family. With a memorably unhinged performance from De Niro, we are forced to bear witness to the insanity that ensues from a misguided sense of righteousness!

1991's 'Cape Fear' is a remake of the 1962 film of the same name and an absolute humdinger of a film. SYNOPSIS: 'A convicted rapist, released from prison after serving a fourteen-year sentence, stalks the family of the lawyer who originally defended him.' Scorsese's 'Cape Fear' is a tribute to everything Hitchcock was such an expert at within his films, from their visual style, action sequences and performances. It's an old school thriller and it's gloriously wonderful, if not totally unsettling and brutal at times. With the director at the peak of his powers his lead actor, De Niro, is just incredible as the film's antagonist. He's sinister, dangerous, intelligent and cruel. It's one of the best performances of his career. As uncomfortable as this film makes me feel it's still an amazing watch, even if for the acting performances alone. A 'modern' classic? A film which rises well above its weaknesses. 8/10

The ending gets a little bit ridiculous with the dialogue and the chain of events that take place, one example being how Robert 's character Max Cady recovered so quickly and how he looked after being torched to his face which should've damaged him more! Other than that, Robert Deniro played his character very well and acted tremendously as always, and it's hard to believe that this Scorsese film came out a year after Goodfellas (his shining achievement for the time) and still managed to be at least decent in comparison. Nick Nolte's character is fascinating as well and the plot held my attention virtually the whole time! I think it was worth the watch, good crime thriller!

Martin Scorsese's enthusiastic and stylish direction as well as Robert De Niro's subdued yet psychotic performance help elevate this remake to be entertaining enough throughout.

John D. MacDonald and Martin Scorsese are a dream team Movies about the police and lawyers generally are a blind spot for me, as I can't stand police procedurals and courtroom dramas. I got into this movie because of the author of the book it's based on, John D. MacDonald. I found out about him when I read a collection of short stories called "Pulp Masters," after reading a collection of Oxford mysteries, and was so enamored with his storytelling that I sought out several of his books which were amazing. He truly was a master story-smith with an astounding amount of knowledge about a bewildering array of topics. He also was from Utica, where my father grew up, and attended Syracuse University where my mother is alumni. He died in 1986, five years before the filming of Cape Fear. I also had written a novella (unpublished) which centered around the area surrounding Cape Fear in North Carolina, and even involves a hike along the boardwalk of its titular waterway. The acting in this is impeccable from Nick Nolte, Juliet Lewis, and Robert De Niro. De Niro's performance is truly cringe-worthy and was difficult for me to watch and enjoy. The writing was top-notch, and although I haven't read the book it was based on, 'The Executioners,' I'm sure it was riveting. For the reasons that I don't enjoy this kind of story on screen, I don't give the movie super-high praise, even though it was by the affluential Martin Scorsese's direction. It was rattling and unsettling to see the characters' actions and motives play out, and I would have preferred to try to read the book. Good movie, overall, but not my cup of tea. I think it would be great to see more screen translations of MacDonald's books.