What gives with all the negative reviews of this movie? Sure, it was a product of its time- on the cusp of two decades, but that this psychological thriller blew right past the critics' reviews to be one of the top grossing movies of its time with a female lead speaks volumes. It is a timeless formulaic film with a Hitchcock quality, from the cinematography to the directing to the music. This is one of Julia Robert's most outstanding performances, and there's a reason Jerry Goldsmith's soundtrack won the BMI Film Award for 1992. So the nay-sayers who want to criticize need to remember that the movie knows what it is, and it does it so well, even if that means a film cliche here and there, because that is what the public wants, and it delivers thrillingly, creepily, and beautifully. Credit to the novelist Nancy Price for providing the seductive storyline.
Review of Sleeping with the Enemy
