Unlawful Entry (1992)

There appears to be a whole host of hugely enjoyable forgotten thrillers from the nineties, and this is the third one I’ve found starring Kurt Russell. Although Unlawful Entry doesn’t quite hit the heights of the superb Breakdown (1997) it’s probably on a par with Executive Decision (1996) in terms of Russell lead nineties thrillers. Michael (Russell) and his wife Karen (Madeline Stowe) have their house broken into and the intruder threatens Karen with a knife before escaping. The break-in is investigated by Ray Liotta’s Officer Pete Davies and his partner, and initially Pete seems very helpful in helping the couple set up a security system, and slowly becoming a good friend to the couple, even taking Michael out on a patrol and appearing as a guest at Karen’s primary school. Unsurprisingly, Pete slowly becomes obsessive with Karen, and takes it upon himself to attempt to remove Michael from the equation. It’s an excellent performance from Liotta, one of the late man’s finest, and if you haven’t seen Unlawful Entry it’s well worth tracking down. 6.7/10