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The Desperate Hours (1990)

The Desperate Hours (1990)
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The Desperate Hours directed by Michael Cimino, is an attempt to remake the Humphrey Bogart classic of the same name with indifferent results. Bosworth (Mickey Rourke), a brutal criminal on the run with his partners, takes over a house occupied by an unhappily married couple Nora (Mimi Rogers) and Tim (Anthony Hopkins) and their young son and daughter. Bosworth has escaped from jail with the help of his defense attorney Nancy Breyers (Kelly Lynch). The film focuses on the interactions of the family and Bosworth as he plans his escape to Mexico. Cimino wastes little time in developing the characters or explaining the implausible premise that Bosworth would chose an occupied house and hold an innocent family captive when the logical choice would be to lay low and wait for his chance to escape. Both Hopkins and Rourke, usually excellent actors, give wildly over-the-top performances, aided by the lurid, over-written dialogue of the screenplay and the badly paced, ill-conceived direction by Cimino, which instead of creating tension and suspense, simply confuses the already muddled and incomprehensible plot. The Desperate Hours is a pale example of the original with little to recommend it. ~ Linda Rasmussen, Rovi

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Starring:
Mickey Rourke, Anthony Hopkins, (more)
Director(s):
Michael Cimino
Theatrical MPAA Rating:
R
Format(s):
DVD
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Synopsis of The Desperate Hours

The Desperate Hours directed by Michael Cimino, is an attempt to remake the Humphrey Bogart classic of the same name with indifferent results. Bosworth (Mickey Rourke), a brutal criminal on the run with his partners, takes over a house occupied by an unhappily married couple Nora (Mimi Rogers) and Tim (Anthony Hopkins) and their young son and daughter. Bosworth has escaped from jail with the help of his defense attorney Nancy Breyers (Kelly Lynch). The film focuses on the interactions of the family and Bosworth as he plans his escape to Mexico. Cimino wastes little time in developing the characters or explaining the implausible premise that Bosworth would chose an occupied house and hold an innocent family captive when the logical choice would be to lay low and wait for his chance to escape. Both Hopkins and Rourke, usually excellent actors, give wildly over-the-top performances, aided by the lurid, over-written dialogue of the screenplay and the badly paced, ill-conceived direction by Cimino, which instead of creating tension and suspense, simply confuses the already muddled and incomprehensible plot. The Desperate Hours is a pale example of the original with little to recommend it. ~ Linda Rasmussen, Rovi

Theatrical Feature Running Time:
105 mins

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Director(s):
Michael Cimino
Writer(s):
Lawrence Konner, Mark Rosenthal, Joseph Hayes
Producer(s):
Martha de Laurentiis, Mel Dellar
Theatrical MPAA Rating:
R(Strong Sexual Content, Profanity, Violence, Adult Language, Adult Situations, Not For Children)
Categories:
Mystery & Suspense
Warning:  This product is intended for mature audiences only. It may contain violence, sexual content, drug abuse and/or strong language. You must be 17 or older to purchase it. By ordering this item you are certifying that you are at least 17 years of age.

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    IAN B.

    I guess that before this was a film, starring Bogart, it was a play. I never saw the Bogart version so I won't try to compare the two film versions. All I can say is that the bad guys in this version were REALLY bad with no redeeming qualities. There wasn't a great deal of visual violence but one scene in particular was quite shocking and unexpected. I won't ruin it for you by revealing it but, if you watch the vid, I think you'll know where it is. I'd DEFINITELY recommend this to anyone who likes a taut thriller.

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    Steve B.

    I disagree completely with blockbuster's review of this movie. This is an excellent, suspense-filled movie. I don't normally like Mickey Rourke, but he does a fine job as a complete psychopath in this film. Anthony Hopkins is solid in his role also. David Morse does a great job; as does Shawnee Smith. Altogether fine performances by all; and the suspense and thrills keep rolling till the end. The only negative for me was the predictability of the movie; other than that it gets 5 stars!

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    Bonnie and james P.

    An older, but decent suspense movie. Mickey Rourke is always a good BAD guy. We liked it pretty well.

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