Fear
Time Out says
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.
Details
Release details
Duration:
97 mins
Cast and crew
Director:
James Foley
Screenwriter:
Christopher Crowe
Cast:
Mark Wahlberg
Reese Witherspoon
William Petersen
Amy Brenneman
Alyssa Milano
Reese Witherspoon
William Petersen
Amy Brenneman
Alyssa Milano