"Narrow Margin" is such a good suspenseful Thriller with an excellent performance by the legendary Gene Hackman.
Gene Hackman plays the role of a smart & no-nonsense L. A District Attorney who is on a mission to get a witness from the ruggedness wilderness of Canada to Los Angeles to testify against a deadly mob boss. The key witness is played by Anne Archer (Fatal Attraction) as Carol Hunnicutt, a nice lady who happened to witness a mafia killing & escaped unseen but now her life is in danger & gruff-voiced Caulfield (Hackman) turns up at her secret remote cabin hideaway to get her to safety but Assassin's are on their trail.
I loved the beautiful scenery & cinematography of the gorgeous wilderness of Canada & i loved the whole hiding out on a train with Assassin's searching for them & i loved the chemistry between Hackman's no-nonsense hard suit who wants the mafia boss behind bars no matter what & Archer's tough but vulnerable Carol & how they learn to work together. The suspenseful moments are perfectly crafted for a a thrill ride thriller & the train setting is perfectly closed-in & trapped in feeling & their's an incredible scene where Hackman sits at a table with the Assassin's in a great cinematic moment of outsmarting each other with wit & sarcasm & Hackman is Amazing & shows why he's an award winning actor.
There's also a nice little role for the great "Character Actor" M. Emmet Walsh (Wild Wild West, Blade Runner, Christmas with the Kranks, Fletch) as an L. A Cop who is just two years away from retirement & the actor gives a nice little performance that feels important & he opens the film nicely with Hackman by his side as & they both travel to the Witnesses remote cabin & it's nice having the actor there with fellow veteran Hackman, two greats together sharing scenes.
The music score is good too & it's a well crafted thriller by director Peter Hyams.
My only complaint is that it all of a sudden skips to a quick ending? One minute Hackman & Archer are on the train & just fought off the Assassin's & next their in the Courtroom? It felt very rushed & left an important bit out that at the end when the train was to stop they were supposed to still be in danger from the Mafia that was supposed to be waiting for them!!!
This was said by the Assassin's on the train yet it skips them arriving & stopping? Would've been a Cult Classic film with a more detailed ending that tied things up abit.
Still Narrow Margin is a solid suspenseful thriller with top notch performances by Hackman & Archer & is never boring.
Gene Hackman plays the role of a smart & no-nonsense L. A District Attorney who is on a mission to get a witness from the ruggedness wilderness of Canada to Los Angeles to testify against a deadly mob boss. The key witness is played by Anne Archer (Fatal Attraction) as Carol Hunnicutt, a nice lady who happened to witness a mafia killing & escaped unseen but now her life is in danger & gruff-voiced Caulfield (Hackman) turns up at her secret remote cabin hideaway to get her to safety but Assassin's are on their trail.
I loved the beautiful scenery & cinematography of the gorgeous wilderness of Canada & i loved the whole hiding out on a train with Assassin's searching for them & i loved the chemistry between Hackman's no-nonsense hard suit who wants the mafia boss behind bars no matter what & Archer's tough but vulnerable Carol & how they learn to work together. The suspenseful moments are perfectly crafted for a a thrill ride thriller & the train setting is perfectly closed-in & trapped in feeling & their's an incredible scene where Hackman sits at a table with the Assassin's in a great cinematic moment of outsmarting each other with wit & sarcasm & Hackman is Amazing & shows why he's an award winning actor.
There's also a nice little role for the great "Character Actor" M. Emmet Walsh (Wild Wild West, Blade Runner, Christmas with the Kranks, Fletch) as an L. A Cop who is just two years away from retirement & the actor gives a nice little performance that feels important & he opens the film nicely with Hackman by his side as & they both travel to the Witnesses remote cabin & it's nice having the actor there with fellow veteran Hackman, two greats together sharing scenes.
The music score is good too & it's a well crafted thriller by director Peter Hyams.
My only complaint is that it all of a sudden skips to a quick ending? One minute Hackman & Archer are on the train & just fought off the Assassin's & next their in the Courtroom? It felt very rushed & left an important bit out that at the end when the train was to stop they were supposed to still be in danger from the Mafia that was supposed to be waiting for them!!!
This was said by the Assassin's on the train yet it skips them arriving & stopping? Would've been a Cult Classic film with a more detailed ending that tied things up abit.
Still Narrow Margin is a solid suspenseful thriller with top notch performances by Hackman & Archer & is never boring.