Awesome Movie

In truth, there is barely enough story here to make a film.

The film may be flawed, but its message is not.

It’s not bad or unwatchable but despite the amplitude of the spectacle, the end result is underwhelming.

Continuing my plan to watch every Kevin Costner movie in order, I come to No Way Out from 1987.Plot In A Paragraph: Lt. Cdr. Tom Farrell (KC) is a naval officer assigned to newly appointed Secretary of Defense David Brice (Gene Hackman). When there is a murder, he gets caught up in a life or death situation.No Way Out is a superior thriller, that I personally think is brilliant, and I'm constantly surprised that so few people have seen it. We have seen the main character of a movie being innocent, despite all the evidence saying he is guilty a million times before. But the idea of a man running an investigation that, unless he can uncover evidence to the contrary, will lead ultimately to his own destruction is genius. The story is so tight, and the performances are so good, I found myself really caught up in the movie and really cared about the characters. That's always the sign of a great thriller, when you care about the characters. It's well directed, well acted, has some unbelievable tension (claustrophobic at times) and a couple of cool twists (including one I never seen coming when I first saw it) that constantly keep you on your toes, and the way it all comes together at the end is nothing short as brilliant. We have had a Quirky Costner (Fandango) Cowboy Costner (Silverado) and Serious Costner (The Untouchables) here we get two Costner's for the price of one!! An Action Costner and a Sexy Costner. KC's performance is a lot more complex than his previous work, and for me, it's the best performance of his career so far. I think it's perfect casting. A lot depends on his ability to convince us that he is facing some truly dangerous dilemmas and his performance is excellent.Gene Hackman (maybe Hollywood's most consistent performer) does what he does. Will Patton is brilliant, and is clearly the inspiration for Smithers and his adoration/devotion to Mr Burns in The Simpsons. We also get a good supporting performance from George Dzundza too. One of the movies flaws is the 80's electro soundtrack is a little over used. I could have easily given this movie a 10/10

Question : Did the mistresses of ministers in Washington ever get taken to a inaugural balls after the sixties were over ? ? Because that seems like the most unprofessional thing to do ever. Mix in a flimsy espionage plot , stupid scenario's wherein people are keeping things that could destroy them in plain sight and what do you get ? No way out! No way out : A terribly over budgeted , poorly written snooze fest that as a bonus shows early versions of things we would later see done much better in the Jack Ryan films only without any of the existing international aspects of it , or any good character building moments , or James Earl Jones, or Alec Baldwin/ Harrison Ford , or anything remotely exciting really. No this is actually none of that when you watch it now that the once exciting technological aspects of it are both outdated and cliché. I have heard that this picture is a remake of a film made in 1948, If that is the case it would a lot more sense in my opinion. Although some then impressive tech is featured , It is basically a string of human errors on the part of the conspirators that exposes them. And the mistress being at the inaugural ball would have been less of a issue when there was less of a focus on affairs like these form the press , and less ways it could be recorded. But in 1987 the usage of limousines to pick up your mistress seems tenfolds more decadent than it would have done in 1948 . I suggest you watch that version , because this film's depiction of Washington intrigues was outdated even then. It also perfectly explains why Sean Young's character doesn't seem to have much of a professional career ahead and moves around the Washington social circuit without being involved in politics or government. This would make sense in the forties , it does not in the late eighties ( or at least it's painful to watch now ).Costner's Naval officer is a characterless Mary Stu in every single way h doesn't have much to play with , but when he does get to be angry or something his acting style often doesn't match the style of other actors in the scene. Gene Hackman in the same year he reprises his role as Lex Luthor in the now infamous superman IV once again plays a supposed genius ( they out right have people call him that actually ) but comes across more as a emotionally unstable autistic man at times, and frankly the character just turns into a big child towards the end. It's just pathetic to watch ; his character makes such weird mistakes and takes such ridiculous risks you can't take him seriously anymore.The chemistry between Costner and Young reminds me of twilight a lot. The script was apparently filled with looks that are supposed to convey 'a silent understanding' or something like that , but it never works!Hackman is seemingly over compensating for basically every poor delivery and stale look of all scenes he isn't in and he just turns into a caricature of a good actor near the end. Also the blatantly homosexual women fearing adviser having a clear crush on Hackman's character is incredibly sickening to watch as the character progresses. You know how in Django Unchained you are intrigued by the complicated relationship between Mr.Candy and Stephen ? well its nothing like that. It's just really sad. As a whole i would call this film overrated and Arcadian.

Saw No Way Out the other night for the first time in over 20 years. It happened to be on TV and my wife, who has never seen it, and I decided to sit down and watch it after I told how good it was.For the first 15/20 minutes I wondered if I had been remembering the same film. Those first 15 minutes or so make you think that you are watching some straight to video 1980's cheap thriller. But once you get past that first wee while, it kicks in and you get swept along with it.There is the twist, and as others have suggested, it does seem a bit rushed. It's as if they didn't quite know how to end the film or ran out of time and/or money.Costner, Hackman and Young give good performances. The likes of George Dzundza and Fred Dalton Thompson give their usual solid support. Will Patton does tend to over do it slightly.Never the less, if you haven't seen it, and want a decent thriller to pass a couple of hours, you could do a lot worse than catch No Way Out.

Greetings from Lithuania."No Way Out" (1987) is a must see to everyone who loves good thrillers. Expertly crafted, superbly acted by all involved - it's clicks on all cylinders and keeps you involved till the very last end, which gives a twist that even i couldn't see coming. What a great thriller. The performances are top notch, with the best one coming from Will Patton - superb role. Overall, if you haven't seen this movie yet, it's a superb thriller, superbly acted with great suspense that will leave on the very edge of your seat till the very last end. Great movie.