Warner Bros. | Release Date: August 17, 1984 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
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Generally favorable reviews based on 10 Critic Reviews
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6
Mixed:
4
Negative:
0
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50
It is not in most respects more than an ordinary thriller, however; were it not an Eastwood picture, it would be instantly forgettable. [17 Aug 1984, p.D1]
40
Tuggle keeps whomping us on the skull with good-evil symbolism, but the movie has no more depth than the usual exploitation film in which pretty girls are knocked off.
50
There isn't much conceptual or stylistic integrity in Tightrope. It's calculated to function at the most expedient and spurious levels of nightmarish artifice. [17 Aug 1984, p.D1]