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Year
1987
Runtime
114 min.
Director
Roger Donaldson
Genres
Action, Crime, Drama
Rating *
7.1
Votes *
22,263
Checks
1,534
Favs
58
Dislikes
16
Favs/checks
3.8% (1:26)
Favs/dislikes
4:1
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  1. Siskoid's avatar

    Siskoid

    No Way Out stars Kevin Coster and Sean Young from before I decided to dislike both actors, in a Pentagon-set thriller about the Defense Secretary (Gene Hackman)'s improprieties, a cover-up involving a possible Soviet agent, and the officer who shares the Secretary's mistress and is caught in the middle of it all with... all together now... no way out. The thriller elements are very effective, but I was perhaps more surprised by Sean Young's boisterous performance. Granted, the final act has a couple of doozies that detract from the film's overall procedural style (a scenery-chewing performance followed by an outrageous twist), but overall, this was a taut thriller with an unusual, but intriguing structure. The dated technology is used to amp up the suspense, so I can't fault it. It's actually refreshing to see an investigation slowed down like that by contemporary standards. 8 years 3 months ago
  2. seithscott's avatar

    seithscott

    Standard cold war 80s thriller. Rises above slightly with Gene Hackman and the always excellent Will Patton as the "bad guys" 12 years 9 months ago
  3. aussieflickfan's avatar

    aussieflickfan

    A nice twist at the end, has Gene Hackman as a heavy, not to mention the lovely Sean Young in one of her best roles. 12 years 11 months ago
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  1. This movie ranks #600 in TSPDT's 1,000 Noir Films
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