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- 1987
- R
- TriStar Pictures
- 2 h 1 m
- 1987
- R
- TriStar Pictures
- 2 h 1 m
- 1987
- R
- TriStar Pictures
- 2 h 1 m
- 1987
- R
- TriStar Pictures
- 2 h 1 m
Suspect
53
6.6
Where to Watch
Where to Watch
Top Cast
Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 13 Critic Reviews
53
31% Positive
4 Reviews
4 Reviews
69% Mixed
9 Reviews
9 Reviews
0% Negative
0 Reviews
0 Reviews
Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 13 Critic Reviews
53
31% Positive
4 Reviews
4 Reviews
69% Mixed
9 Reviews
9 Reviews
0% Negative
0 Reviews
0 Reviews
The movie is full of holes, but there's never time to worry about them, and everyone's having too good a time ducking in and out of the subplots anyway. [23 Oct 1987, p.D5]
If plausibility isn't at the very top of your list of requirements in a courtroom thriller, and if dashingly assured performances are, you can have a cheerfully good time at Suspect. [22 Oct 1987, p.1]
Cher rips through this material, dragging the audience behind her. It's because of her that Suspect is so intoxicating and that the lapses in Roth's script are practically forgotten in the excitement. [23 Oct 1987, p.1D]
Is there a piece of casting more ineffably Hollywood than Cher as a busy, weary public defender? She's all wrong for this role: her hooded, introspective face doesn't give you enough--she needs a role that lets her use her body.
Despite some plausibility problems, the movie is well handled by director Peter Yates. There is no question that Suspect is capable of putting a lump in one's throat; the problem is that it's a little hard to swallow.
Art imitates art - and not very well - in Peter Yates' gimmicky suspense drama sabotaged by a flimsy script full of cliches.
For the most part, this case, which includes a convenient last-minute taped confession and a lifeless Cher-Quaid romance, should have been thrown out of court.
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 12 User Ratings
6.6
58% Positive
7 Ratings
7 Ratings
25% Mixed
3 Ratings
3 Ratings
17% Negative
2 Ratings
2 Ratings
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 12 User Ratings
6.6
58% Positive
7 Ratings
7 Ratings
25% Mixed
3 Ratings
3 Ratings
17% Negative
2 Ratings
2 Ratings
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