Shoot to Kill

Shoot to Kill

12/2/1988 1h 49m 6.6/10

Overview

When a cunning murderer vanishes into the rugged mountains of the Pacific Northwest, pursuing FBI agent Warren Stantin must exchange familiar city streets for unknown wilderness trails. Completely out of his element, Stantin is forced to enlist the aid of expert tracker Jonathan Knox. It's a turbulent yet vital relationship they must maintain in order to survive... and one that becomes increasingly desperate when Knox's girlfriend Sarah becomes the killer's latest hostage!

Director

Roger Spottiswoode

Top Billed Cast

Clancy Brown

Clancy Brown

Steve

Kirstie Alley

Kirstie Alley

Sarah Renell

Tom Berenger

Tom Berenger

Jonathan Knox

Richard Masur

Richard Masur

Norman

Andrew Robinson

Andrew Robinson

Harvey

Sidney Poitier

Sidney Poitier

Warren Stantin

Reviews

GenerationofSwine

1/11/2023

10/10

I guess I'm giving it a 10, I mean, Sidney Poitier is always believable. I think that is the best thing you can say about him. But the problem here is that he has a legendary reputation and this is just a throw-away cop movie. So you see his name attached and you start thinking it's going to be Oscar worthy off the bat, and, it's not. But, at the same time, Sidney Poitier is believable, and Berenger is creepy is just the right sort of way. And that is not a complaint, because he really is the hermit that is oddly uncomfortable and still perfect for the role. So, if you ask me, this is one of Tom Berenger's better roles in a not Oliver Stone flick. It's just Alley that is sort of an eye roll. She doesn't do a bad job, but Berenger nailed it and Poitier was as believable in the role as always... and then Alley was just playing 80s girl, and that is sort of the killer. That is sort of what takes it from a great movie to another throw away genre movie. But, you have two actors, Berenger and Poitier, who repentantly looked at the script and thought, this is a challenge, lets see if we can bring more to the roles than anyone expects. And they are VERY generous with each other, and it sort of kills me that they weren't in more films together. So, what you have is an 80s throwaway that two people really stepped up to sell, so it sticks with you despite it being just another cop movie. And that sort of determines my score for me.

Similar Movies

Dangerous Davies: The Last Detective

5.9

Dangerous Davies: The Last Detective

1981

Calling Out For You

0.0

Calling Out For You

2003

Tees Maar Khan

3.7

Tees Maar Khan

2010

Intimate Confessions of a Chinese Courtesan

6.3

Intimate Confessions of a Chinese Courtesan

1972

Barney's Version

7.0

Barney's Version

2010

Night Falls on Manhattan

6.3

Night Falls on Manhattan

1997

Man in the Wilderness

6.2

Man in the Wilderness

1971

The Goddess of 1967

6.3

The Goddess of 1967

2000

Eve and the Fire Horse

7.5

Eve and the Fire Horse

2005

Operation Amsterdam

5.8

Operation Amsterdam

1959

The Devil's Exorcist

6.0

The Devil's Exorcist

1975

Acts of Betrayal

5.3

Acts of Betrayal

1997

Prisoner of Love

4.0

Prisoner of Love

1999

The Virgin of Stamboul

5.8

The Virgin of Stamboul

1920