Hollywood_Yoda If you get the chance to see this film, make sure it's the directors cut. At a shorter running time, the story unfolds quicker, but it gets to the point, and makes for a better film. Tony Scott did a tremendous job directing, and the leading cast was great. Kevin Costner and Madeline Stowe make a great on screen couple.The directors cut does omit much of Anthony Quinn's performance, but what's left is amazing. Miguel Ferrer co- stars as Amador, who helps Costner's Cochran character get Revenge. James Gammon also makes an appearance as a Texan who helps along the way.Overall, it's an intense film, and a awkward love story. If you can stomach blood and gore, and like to see Kevin Costner, it's a movie for you.

Predrag A story about uncontrollable passion and desire that forces two people to act upon impulses they know they should put aside but they cannot control their true feelings, and act with reckless abandon. Madelaine Stowe is the lovely lady in an unfulfilling marriage to Tibby Mendez (Anthony Quinn) that Jay, Costner's character, almost immediately falls in love with. Tibby belongs to the Mexican underworld, probably a drug king-pin, and befriends Jay who saved Tibby's life in a hunting accident. When Tibby invites Jay to spend a few weeks at his estate in Mexico, he never imagined Jay would attempt to steal his lovely young wife.This is a solid story, with strong characters, and fine acting all around. However, understand what this film is not. This is not a 'date movie', and not a 'happy' story, but it does indeed reflect real life, and how things do not always end up rosy in the end, or the way we want them. It simply tells a good story, something many films never seem to accomplish, and we get to come along for the ride. It's racy, violent, passionate and moving all wrapped into one. I felt an understanding of the love, pain, betrayal and yes the need for revenge. It was entertaining and an epic portrayal of love and pain.Overall rating: 8 out of 10.

Desertman84 Revenge is a crime-drama-thriller that features Kevin Costner, Anthony Quinn, Madeleine Stowe, Miguel Ferrer and Sally Kirkland. The film is based on a novel by Jim Harrison, who co-wrote the script; and is directed by Tony Scott.This often grisly, arguably racist movie is about Michael J. "Jay" Cochran,a U.S. Navy pilot who is the improbable friend of a powerful, vaguely criminal Mexican millionaire. While visiting the latter on his estate,he has an affair with his host's gorgeous young wife, for which he is almost beaten to death and the wife mutilated and turned into a junkie prostitute. The hero seeks retaliation, and you may want the same against director Tony Scott, who makes the navy sequences look like beefcake excerpts from his earlier hit film, Top Gun. However, it is gritty, tense, and easily worth watching.Added to that,Madeleine Stowe is lovely in it.

lost-in-limbo Never been much of a fan of director Tony Scott's work, but the dramatic thriller "Revenge" starring Kevin Costner, Madeline Stone and Anthony Quinn was a pleasant surprise. Quite harrowing and brutal in its developments, where the forbidden romantic angle takes up most of the time, but because of this, the relationships have depth (loyalty is tested, betrayal comes fast and forgiveness shines through) and emotional attachment making the ending consist of lasting power. It's sweaty, intense and unforgiving where the locations are put to good use, but Scott doesn't feel the need to overpopulate it with stylised filming techniques. It's crisp, but lacking the flair and frenetic mood of recent ventures. An American ex-fighter pilot visiting an old wealthy prominent friend in Mexico begins to have an affair with his friend's wife who finds out and takes revenge on them both. The pilot is left for dead, but he survives seeking revenge against the jealous husband / friend and reunion with his lover. Strong performances by the trio; Costner, Stone and Quinn give their characters are larger than life feel. While the support are just as capable with Tomas Milan, Miguel Ferrer, John Leguizamo, James Gammon and Sally Kirkland. While quite talky and drawn out, it's rather poetic in a classic love story sense, but willing to get seedy and tragic in its torturous outcome."Perfect for cutting the balls off your enemy."