Release Year: 1992 Rating: R Duration: 111 minutes Director: Jonathan Kaplan Producer: Charles Gordon
synopsis
A husband and wife befriend a cop who responds to their call after their house is robbed. The policeman becomes increasingly obsessed with protecting the wife, to the point of believing that her husband is simply incapable of the job. As his obsession grows, man and wife find themselves in increasing danger, and none of the authorities will believe them.
"Unlawful Entry" is essentially another thriller about an unstable everyman who latches onto others. It's been done before, it'll be done again, but this entry into the genre has a catch - good acting. I'm not sure if good acting can save a film, but long after the plot starts to wear thin you'll find yourself paying attention to the performances, especially that of Ray Liotta, whose role of Henry Hill in "Goodfellas" (1990) is shining through in this movie. Well, not really, but after being put on the witness protection program at the end of "Goodfellas," perhaps this is Henry Hill's new job in life.
