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- 1992
- R
- Universal Pictures
- 1 h 41 m
- 1992
- R
- Universal Pictures
- 1 h 41 m
Summary Two firemen in a burning building get a treasure map - stolen gold church items are hidden in a closed down factory in St. Louis. Once there, they're trapped in by a black gang considering it their territory.
Directed By: Walter Hill
Written By: Bob Gale, Robert Zemeckis
- 1992
- R
- Universal Pictures
- 1 h 41 m
- 1992
- R
- Universal Pictures
- 1 h 41 m
Trespass
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Summary Two firemen in a burning building get a treasure map - stolen gold church items are hidden in a closed down factory in St. Louis. Once there, they're trapped in by a black gang considering it their territory.
Directed By: Walter Hill
Written By: Bob Gale, Robert Zemeckis
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Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 20 Critic Reviews
54
50% Positive
10 Reviews
10 Reviews
30% Mixed
6 Reviews
6 Reviews
20% Negative
4 Reviews
4 Reviews
The simple fact is that in Trespass one finds perfect unity between form and content, to the point that they become indistinguishable.
It's a mean, incendiary picture that, below the surface, relies on racial hatred (as in white vs. black) to propel its story. But Trespass does deliver a roller coaster ride of blazing guns, heroic machismo and bullet-riddled bodies. The unsavoriness that propels some of those thrills is simply part of the game. [26 Dec 1992, p.E4]
This gripping action movie is a cross between The Treasure of the Sierra Madre and Treasure Island. [01 May 2011, p.47]
Here, some striking ideas, themes, and symbols never quite gel; the main problem is the plot, which never overcomes the implausibility of its premise. Yet the performances are solidly above average for the genre and, while TRESPASS might have been more compelling, it still displays far more style and intelligence than the average contemporary action thriller.
Tense but formulaic. [16 Oct 2010, p.31]
If the story were only a little better, the characters and situations a little more believable, the very talented Hill could have turned this into a winner. As it is, the direction keeps things taut and rather tense, even as the dialogue sags into nonsense. [25 Dec 1992, p.3H]
With the exception of a running gag about the gangsters' use of cellular telephones, the film is singularly humorless. Though full of the kind of simulated violence achieved by special-effects artists, it's not too heavy on suspense. Everything in the screenplay seems arbitrary, including the firefighting jobs assigned to the two would-be treasure-seekers.
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