Revenge has often been a theme in movies ("Kill Bill" brought it to its apex). "Eye for an Eye" is pretty middling. I agree with a previous reviewer that action isn't really Sally Field's forte; she's one of America's more serious actresses (like Susan Sarandon and Meryl Streep), and thus seems out of place here. To add to that, John Schlesinger did an interesting job with action in "Marathon Man". But that one was more about espionage, and this is straightforward revenge, so it comes across strange.
All that said, the movie itself is actually quite tense. Kiefer Sutherland is the perfect person to play the bad guy. The whole end sequence may really freeze your blood. Worth seeing for those aspects, but this just isn't Sally Field's kind of movie. On the other hand, it is kinda neat to see the Flying Nun bringing out her inner beast.
Also starring Ed Harris, Joe Mantegna, Beverly D'Angelo and Philip Baker Hall.
All that said, the movie itself is actually quite tense. Kiefer Sutherland is the perfect person to play the bad guy. The whole end sequence may really freeze your blood. Worth seeing for those aspects, but this just isn't Sally Field's kind of movie. On the other hand, it is kinda neat to see the Flying Nun bringing out her inner beast.
Also starring Ed Harris, Joe Mantegna, Beverly D'Angelo and Philip Baker Hall.