Cape Fear
User Score
7.6 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 33 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 31 out of 33
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 33
  3. Negative: 0 out of 33

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  1. TheGilbertMulroneycakesSerum
    Dec 6, 2002
    9
    Not as good as the Bob Mitchum versus Neck (rhyming slang) original, but bloody good nonetheless. Often derided as being rubbish; do not listen to such vile slanders. Great, but Bob 'n' Neck are better.
  2. RyanM.
    Jul 19, 2002
    9
    An awesomely jolting adrenaline rush. It has classic suspense, but also another suspense, a quiet "lurking in the darkness" kind of suspense.

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Metascore
73 out of 100

Generally favorable reviews - based on 9 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 9
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 9
  3. Negative: 0 out of 9
  1. Washington Post
    Reviewed by: Desson Thomson
    90
    Martin Scorsese brings honor back to the remake. He shines up this reprise of the original with original brilliance
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  2. Variety
    Reviewed by: Staff (not credited)
    80
    A smart and stylish remake of the 1962 suspenser.
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  3. Chicago Sun-Times
    Reviewed by: Roger Ebert
    75
    Impressive moviemaking, showing Scorsese as a master of a traditional Hollywood genre.
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