Review of Cape Fear

Max Cady is released from prison after serving an eight year sentence, when he gets out he has one single mission, revenge on Sam Bowden, a lawyer who helped to convict him.

I suddenly got the urge to watch the 1991 adaptation, but figured it was time I watched this version first. I find myself very conflicted, I love that film, I think this is the better film.

There is a real intensity about this film, you truly get the impression of malice and spite from Cady, he genuinely is a monster, and that laugh gives you chills.

The camera work and lighting are tremendous, giving the film a real intensity about the whole production, it's looks terrific.

The scene where the daughter is stalked, brilliant, it's a chilling sequence, talk about uncomfortable, and that ending, edge of the seat viewing.

The story is very cohesive, it's very easy to follow, it doesn't veer off for a moment, it's something it very much has one up on the remake.

Peck is excellent, Mitchum is truly captivating, he's utterly monstrous, the laugh, the swagger, the presence, phenomenal.

I still love the remake, but this one pips it at the post.

9/10.