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Jonathan Rosenbaum, Chicago Reader: It's the sort of movie where all of the characters and plot moves (if one wants to call them that) are tailored to the thriller mechanics and have no existence apart from their crude functionality. Read more
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times: The film begins as an unyielding look at a battered wife, and ends as another one of those thrillers where the villain toys with his victim and the audience. Read more
Variety Staff, Variety: Roberts is terrific in a layered part. Anderson brings an edge to the nice-guy-next-door role, and the dark, dashing Bergin is chillingly twisted. Read more
Desson Thomson, Washington Post: No one in this movie can be accused of doing his best. Read more
Rita Kempley, Washington Post: A relentlessly formulaic look at the downside of sexual obsession. Read more