The film is overlong and fails to build suspense. The game of cat and mouse never turns the tables and watching the same cat play with a mouse becomes monotonous very quickly. The thrills of this thriller are pedestrian and this great role for Robert De Niro overwhelms the film as a whole. The story is not coherent and lacks credibility necessary to truly bring terror or suspense to a viewer..
I do recommend this film as the role is a great one for De Niro but the film itself is a puzzle of mediocrity. I read that the script had 24 drafts and this may be part of the problem. Obviousness. Hollywood crap.
Try The Silent Partner with Eliot Gould and Christopher Plummer for a great example of thrilling cat and mouse.
Try The Silent Partner with Eliot Gould and Christopher Plummer for a great example of thrilling cat and mouse.