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Fear (1996)
Director: James Foley
Movie review
From Time Out Film Guide
A replay of Cape Fear for a teenage audience. Wahlberg takes the De Niro role seducing both the virginal 16-year-old Nicole (Witherspoon), and, at least metaphorically, her stepmother (Brenneman). He's a charmer on the surface, but big trouble underneath, as Nicole's father (Petersen) quickly recognises. Trying to keep them apart, he only makes things much, much worse. The film, set in Seattle, begins very gloomily and ends well off the rails in Straw Dogs territory. There's just enough play on the idea of paternal jealousy to merit the term 'subtext', but the text itself is hackneyed, and the invitation to take this macho pissing contest seriously is all too resistible.Author: TCh
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- Nikki said...
- Posted on Aug 12 2008 12:49 i've seen this movie about a hundred times and i still love it. mark whalberg is so hotttt.
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Cast & crew
Director: James Foley
Producer: Brian Grazer, Ric Kidney
Cast: Mark Wahlberg, Reese Witherspoon, William Petersen, Amy Brenneman, Alyssa Milano full cast
Genre(s): Thrillers
Duration: 97 mins
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