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Sidney Poitier's return to movies (after a 10 year absence) was this wilderness action flick which is fun all the way.

FBI Agent Warren Stantin (Poitier) trails a nasty serial killer to the wilderness and enlists the aid of an experienced mountain guide Jonathan Knox (Tom Berenger). The killer has "hitched" a ride with 4 other campers who are being led through the mountains by Knox's girlfriend (Kirstie Alley).

Well written script, first rate action sequences and solid acting by Berenger and Poitier make Shoot to Kill an excellent action-adventure yarn that's sure to please most. The opening 50 minutes or so are airtight and then it loses a bit of steam but on the whole it's damn good overall.

Thriiling and moving thriller with unstopped action from start to finish . It deals with a streetwise FBI agent determined to track down a cruel series killer who at whatever cost wants to get a valuable loot , including killing and kidnapping . Vengefully , Poitier follows the trail up into the remote mountains on the Canadian border, a far place where a polish cop is comically out of water . As the chase against the homicidal maniac leads to the mountains of the Pacific Northwest , where the tough Inspector teams with tracker Tom Berenguer , while his sweetheart , Kirstie Ally , another mountain guide is held hostage .

This tense and nail-biting thriller is packed with as much taut action as the storyline will allow , but let down at times . Sidney Poitier returns to the big screen after a ten-year absence to portray a city-wise FBI enforcer similar to his previous Inspector Tibbs , and here as the urban fish unfamiliar with the rural pond . While Tom Berenguer does well as the two-fisted mountainer who will stop at nothing to find his kidnapped girlfriend : Kirstie Alley . All the clichés clock in , characterisation is simple and cardboard, but the film works enough . It contains an agreeable chemistry between the two leads : Sidney Poitier and Tom Berenguer providing sympathy and humor . They are very well accompanied by a fine support cast with plenty of familiar faces, such as : Kirstie Ally, Clancy Brown, Richard Masur , Andrew Robinson, Frederick Coffin, among others .

It packs a picturesque cinematography shot on stunning locations in Vancouver , Briitsh Columbia , Canada , Norhwest Pacific , splendidly photographed by cameraman by Michael Chapman. As well as atmospheric and stirring musical score by John Scott , though composed by means of synthesizer . The motion picture was competently directed by Roger Spottiswoode though it draws some flaws and gasps in about equal number . Robert has made nice and successful films of all kinds of genres , such as : Terror Train, Under Fire, The Best of Times , Turner and Hooch, Air America, Stop or My Mother will Shot , And the Band Played On, Tomorrow Never Dies, God's Favorite, The 6th Day and several others . The flick will appeal to Sidney Poitier and Tom Berenguer fans . Well worth seeing

Deadly Pursuit certainly has it's fair share of problems, but as an entertaining little action thriller; it stands up well to criticism, as while some of the dialogue, situations and character drawings don't exactly ring true; the film moves quickly and director Roger Spottiswoode does a good job of ensuring that the film is easy viewing and never becomes boring. Deadly Pursuit is something of a film of two halves; it starts off as a gritty cop thriller, and then mutates into a survivalist themed chase movie. The plot is fairly standard at first, as we witness a man being caught robbing a diamond store. The plot thickens when, after some interrogation from the arresting officers, it turns out that the thief actually owns the store! We then learn that he's stealing the diamonds to pay a kidnapper for the release of his wife. FBI agent Warren Stantin manages to chase the kidnapper down, but he gets away with the diamonds and flees into a forest near Canada; thus meaning that Agent Stantin must chase the killer into the woods, with the help of a rugged local who knows the area.

The film does have a number of problems - sometimes, for example, it seems to just jump from one scene to the next without much in the way of a connection. This does keep things moving, but the film can feel a bit disjointed because of it. Still, the plot flows fairly well and enough different angles are created to keep things interesting. The film features a decent cast, headed up by Sidney Poitier. Poitier's character changes a lot through the film, and while the actor sometimes looks a bit silly, he does seem to manage this well. He is joined by Tom Berenger, who also gives a decent performance in his role, while the rest of the cast is filled out by the likes of Clancy Brown, Kirstie Alley and Andrew Robinson. Perhaps the best thing about this movie is the fact that we don't know who the killer is for so long, which builds suspense - and mystery, and the film also carries off a nice twist little twist with the choice of actors surrounding the killer. Overall, I can't really say that Deadly Pursuit is one of the best films of its type - but it's certainly a very good thriller and I recommend watching it!

I haven't watched this since I was 15 years old in 1990 and I liked it then and 30 odd years later it's still a good watch. Much better than action/thrillers being made these days.

It think whoever wrote the script for this movie had the first half all planned out, but then didn't know where to go afterwards. The first 40 minutes or so is riveting, one of the greatest openings to a film you'll ever likely to see because it keeps you guessing, there's decoys thrown in and it throws up one big question, which one of the fishermen is the bad guy? I guessed wrong. Once his identity is revealed it all becomes a bit stock standard, other users have said that the bad guy question was answered too soon and i tend too agree, another 20 minutes or so would've helped, the fishermen tour is a fun part of the movie.

Despite it's slight decline in power at this point the directing and cinematography remain first class. The characters are believable, realistic, give good feedback and are easy to relate to. Character development in Shoot to Kill isn't matched by many others, simply first class. The script is laugh out loud witty at times and Poitier and Berenger gel well, but the acting does have it's poorer moments, as does the script. A couple of plot holes don't help. But look past some minor flaws and the movie is great, the curiously catchy soundtrack adds to the movies feel, and the scenery is documentary spectacular and also gives a good sense of it's intimidation. Definitely a must watch for thriller fans. Everyone I've shown it too loved it, and everyone I know who's seen it loved it. Highly underrated, yet highly enjoyable.