Synopsis
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!
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Cast
- Sidney PoitierWarren Stantin
- Tom BerengerJonathan Knox
- Kirstie AlleySarah Renell
- Clancy BrownSteve
- Richard MasurNorman
- Andrew RobinsonHarvey
- Kevin ScannellBen
- Frederick CoffinRalph
- Michael MacRaeFournier
- Robert LesserMinelli
Recommandations
- 75
Chicago Sun-Times
Shoot to Kill is fast-food moviemaking - quick, satisfying and transient. - 70
The New York Times
This is essentially a formula film, and as such it's nothing fancy. But it has crisp, spare direction, enormous momentum and a story full of twists and turns. For anyone who thinks they don't make spine-tingling detective films the way they used to, good news: they've just made another. - 67
Christian Science Monitor
The action is rousing and the suspense is relentless in this adventure yarn about a San Francisco cop and an Oregon mountain-man chasing a psychopathic killer through the wilderness. [19 Feb 1988, p.21] - 63
Washington Post
Actually, Spottiswoode's film has its moments. - 63
Miami Herald
Poitier is Poitier, and that, after such a dry spell, is reason enough to see the movie. [12 Feb 1988, p.C5] - 60
Time Out
Nice to see Poitier back and full of pep, albeit in a routine thriller. - 50
Chicago Tribune
His first confrontation with Berenger allows Poitier to display the overwhelming, nearly palpable moral force that was his great strength as a performer, but the balance of the film makes very little use of his special skills. [12 Feb 1988, p.A] - 50
Portland Oregonian
Despite the avoidance of fundamental surprise -- there are a few good ones along the way -- Shoot To Kill is still an OK suspense adventure. Director Roger Spottiswoode (Under Fire, The Best of Times) makes the most of the wild, sometimes vertical terrain, and the acting is fine. [15 Feb 1988, p.C04]
