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Revenge

1990

Tony Scott

Kevin Costner, Anthony Quinn, Madeleine Stowe, Tomas Milian ...

5.6

6,245

Drama. Romance. Thriller Kevin Costner plays an ex-pilot who visits the posh Mexican estate of an old associate (Anthony Quinn) "Tibey" Mendes, for a bit of R & R. Tibey has turned into a very powerful Godfather type who rules his world and those who touch it. Costner can't help but notice his old friend's incredibly beautiful young wife (Madeleine Stowe) and before long they're involved in some sizzling hoochie-coo at the risk of being discovered by Mendes. ... [+]

	Author	Review
United States	Variety Staff Variety	has a romantic sweep and elemental power that ultimately transcend its flaws."	POS
United States	IGN	"It achieved a cult following for its uncompromising brutality, but it never really earned the critical or financial success many thought it deserved"	NEU
United States	Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times	"'Revenge' plays like a showdown between its style and its story. It combines the slick, high-tension filmmaking fashion of today with the values and sexual stereotyping of yesterday. (...) Rating: ★★½ (out of 4)"	POS
United States	Peter Rainer Los Angeles Times	"The plot for Revenge, based on Jim Harrison’s 1978 novella, seems ideal for a great galvanizing pulp thriller, but the movie bogs down in melodramatic murk."	NEG
United States	Johanna Steinmetz Chicago Tribune	"It's corny, cussed and carnal."	NEU
United States	Vincent Canby The New York Times	"A flaccid movie version of Jim Harrison's slightly less flaccid 1979 novella"	NEG
United Kingdom	Time Out	"Scott manages the shift from tremulous romance to violent retribution very well, but his efficient handling of some surprisingly tough action scenes is compromised by a surfeit of pop promo clichés"	NEU
Canada	The Globe and Mail	"A brutal and brutally stupid thriller about brutal and brutally stupid people"	NEG

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