Suspect
TriStar Pictures | Release Date: October 23, 1987 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
53
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 13 Critic Reviews
Positive:
4
Mixed:
9
Negative:
0
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60
Tampa Bay TimesHal Lipper
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]
60
The New York TimesJanet Maslin
If Suspect amounts to less than the sum of its parts, those parts are often valuable on their own. Read full review
50
Time OutStaff (Not Credited)
Suspect remains a routine Jagged Edge follow-up. Read full review
50
TV Guide MagazineStaff (Not Credited)
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. Read full review
50
Chicago TribuneDave Kehr
Suspect smothers in misapplied seriousness-it's the thriller as civics lesson. [23 Oct 1987, p.A]
50
The New YorkerPauline Kael
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.
40
Washington PostDesson Thomson
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. Read full review
40
Washington PostHal Hinson
Suspect doesn't provide even the most basic pleasure that we've come to expect from thrillers -- it's doesn't get our pulse racing. For most of it, we're stuck in what must be the ugliest courtroom in the history of movies, and after a while, it becomes a drag on your spirits. Read full review
40
VarietyStaff (Not Credited)
Art imitates art - and not very well - in Peter Yates' gimmicky suspense drama sabotaged by a flimsy script full of cliches. Read full review
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