No Way Out (1987)

RATING:	80%
FORMAT:	Cinema

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Clever thriller in the Alfred HITCHCOCK mould that contains a genuinely surprising ending. What appears to be a conspiracy thriller of a senior politician wanting to save his career from scandal by eliminating witnesses turns into something far more serious and far more sinister.

The cleverness here lies in devoting a great deal of time to the hero’s love affair with the politician’s mistress as well as detailing his military heroism and bravery. This successfully diverts us from the true, hinted-at thrust of the underlying story in a plot-driven film with an accent on engaging and largely likable characters.

The only real problem with this film is its music, which is somewhat amateurish; leading to some action scenes not being as involving and as suspenseful as they should be.

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