No Way Out: Critic Reviews

It's so effective, in fact, that when it's all over, you might want to sit through the beginning again just to see if the end is justified by the means. I suspect that it is.

The film makes such good use of Washington and builds suspense so well that it transcends a plot bordering on ridiculous.

In thriller terms it's close to irresistible and enormously entertaining.

A superior example of the genre, a film in which a simple situation grows more and more complex until it turns into a nightmare not only for the hero but also for everyone associated with him.

It's the kind of intricately plotted suspense film with juicy secondary parts (Will Patton, George Dzundza, Iman, Howard Duff) that used to be churned out in the 1940s.

No Way Out is an effective updating and revamping of the 1948 film noir classic The Big Clock.

A cleverly plotted thriller with impeccable performances. Costner is spot on as the man who finds it hard to play by others' rules, even if it may cost him his head.

Kevin Costner displays some charisma, for once, in a twisty, stylish espionage thriller.

...primarily comes off as a fast-moving and increasingly compelling thriller...

A very convincing nightmare, and if Hackman gives too rounded a performance to approach the omniscient evil of Laughton's original, Patton assumes the mantle as Brice's henchman, while Costner confirms his arrival as a star.

Smart and steamy Beltway thriller.

A taut political thriller.

Filme tenso, com bom ritmo e boas atuacoes. A revelacao final nao faz muita diferenca no contexto geral - ao contrario, abre margem para alguns buracos no roteiro.

A stylish political thriller animated by its incisive portrait of secrecy, lying and power in Washington, D.C.

Kevin Costner-Gene Hackman thriller is twistier than the halls of the Pentagon.