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Unlawful Entry Reviews

Mar 13, 2025

Definitely watchable. In my opinion Kurt Russel doesn’t look very likable in this film. The late Ray Liotta on the other hand is believable as a psychopath. Madeleine Stowe contributes to this movie as much as the fat cat; just an accessory.

Oct 30, 2024

Seen this, Man it's really been 32 years!?!? Time really does fly and Madeleine Stowe is absolutely gorgeous

Oct 3, 2024

Pretty good stalker flick. Ray Liotta is great. 4*

Aug 14, 2024

This film had me glued to my seat from start to finish. The pacing and performances were incredible, and the plot was engaging, if somewhat unrealistic.

Feb 12, 2024

In the 90s there was a strong fad of movies dealing with obsession. I don't know exactly when it started but it took off with Fatal Attraction (1987) through Basic Instinct (1992). This is one of those movies from that period. None of them except Fatal Attraction were particularly believable. This is an interesting thriller, but obsession--in a setting that's not believable--gets tiresome as a theme, especially when it relieves the screenplay of the requirement for characterization. You could predict where the plot was going--much of it was telegraphed. It's certainly watchable, but not memorable.

Jan 27, 2024

Two thirds of this movie is well paced and acted, but the third and final act is very rushed to get a typical hollywood movie ending.

Apr 21, 2023

Absolutely fantastic dirty cop/stalker thriller. liotta plays the best unhinged and ruthlessly dirty obsessed cop I've ever seen and Russell is also great. Perfect ending as well!

Jul 5, 2022

Kurt Russell, Madeleine Stowe, and the late Ray Liotta Michael and Karen Carr are happily married Then they encounter a home invasion An officer of the law, Pete Davis then offers to step in and make sure they're safe but as time goes on his intentions become more questionable and even frightening Pete has an unusual fixation with Michael's wife; Michael tries to get this man's precinct aware of it but nobody will heed his warnings even go so far as to say he's making the whole thing up just to destroy a good cop's name This is the kind of stuff you'd expect from the premise of a lifetime feature on television I can't stress how long it takes to get to the juicy stuff It shouldn't take an hour and a half for the obsessive villain to make his move, the features on tv move quicker than this Lewis Colick's script nor Jonathan Kaplan's direction is quite as streamlined as it could be and there's a lot of serious gaps in logic Yet Liotta comes off as perfectly menacing and unstable as a crooked cop abusing his power even if this situation isn't 100% believable As far as victimization thrillers go this is just ok but has enough tension during the last half

Jan 7, 2022

Well worth the viewing. Russell,and Liotta,and Stowe give great complimentary performances. Liotta revels in his role very nicely,and the plot twists get you good.

Sep 20, 2021

A solid thriller, with clever scenes that twist the truth and expose the weaknesses and insecurities of regular people. Not a classic but at the same time, underrated. A solid 7/10

Dec 24, 2020

A tense, unnerving thriller with some dynamite performances by the three leads. The build up throughout the film was very well done too. A solid thriller for a rainy day

Sep 27, 2020

the movie preys on the fear of bad cops - always a creepy set up.

Aug 6, 2020

A cop going over the line of protect and serve. What started off as a home invasion turned into a cop (rather swoon-worthy one at that) becoming obsessed with a resident's wife to the point of ruining their lives completely. It also shows how obsession can lead to a major downfall to those it inflicts.

Apr 7, 2020

Creepy cop meets the object of a obsessive infatuation with a sexy married woman; Madeline Stowe’s partially nude backside and a pointed top frontal scene is to drool for. Liotta carries the flick as his desires cross over to full out delusion. I like it.

Jan 15, 2020

The slow development of Ray Liotta's descent into madness makes for a great and suspenseful film.

Dec 3, 2018

Unlawful Entry is a decent thriller featuring a nice turn by Ray Liotta who plays a psychopathic cop. An upstate couple(Russell and Stowe) are suddenly awakened at night to find an intruder with a knife in their house. The cops(Liotta partnering with Roger E Mosley) take their statement and assist them to the full of their extent. All is fine except one of them grows an infatuation with the wife which leads to recursions. As stated on top this is a decent film watchable because of Ray Liotta's turn. Everyone else is adequate and the pacing of the film is decent enough that you won't be bored. If you are in the mood for an early 90s watch than Unlawful Entry could be a decent choice.

Nov 11, 2018

In Unlawful Entry Kurt Russell and Madeline Stowe play a married couple living in an Upscale flat in LA when one night they are awakened by a break in. Two cops come to their assistance and one of them- Liotta, playing a deranged cop befriends the couple, to another level- even taking Russell out for a night out, simply because he becomes infatuated with Russell's wife. Liotta is suitably creepy and carries the film on his shoulders. Russell and Stowe are adequate and aren't allowed to do much except go with the proceedings. A good one-time watch. ( Great crazy cop movie with a crazy turn by Liotta).

Oct 24, 2018

A couple are rudely awakened in the middle of the night by an intruder. The next day two police officers come to check on them and file a complaint. One of them- played slyly by an in-form Ray Liotta develops a fixation on the wife. This fixation leads to everything from stalking to murder and death. Unlawful Entry is a decent early 90s psychological thriller starring Kurt Russell and Madeline Stowe as the bothered couple with the aforementioned Ray Liotta playing the perfect sociopathic creep that makes life hell for them. For Liotta's fine turn this movie is a recommendation.

Oct 21, 2018

A predictable stalker film, but Kurt Russell and Ray Liotta both perform their roles well. It was worth seeing once. (First and only viewing - 1/5/2019)

Oct 16, 2018

In Unlawful Entry Kurt Russell and Madeline Stowe play a married couple living in an Upscale flat in LA when one night they are awakened by a break in. Two cops come to their assistance and one of them- Liotta, playing a deranged cop befriends the couple, to another level- even taking Russell out for a night out, simply because he becomes infatuated with Russell's wife. Liotta is suitably creepy and carries the film on his shoulders. Russell and Stowe are adequate and aren't allowed to do much except go with the proceedings. A good one-time watch.

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