简介：Afteranelevenyearabsencefromthescreen,SidneyPoitierchosetoreturninanaction/adventurefilmwhereheplaysanFBIagentinsearchofakiller. He'sgotgoodreasontowantthisguybad.Hisquarryisruthlessandkillswithoutmercy.Poitierlosesahostageandtheransomhe'saskedfor.ButsomegooddetectiveworkhastracedthemantoaremotepartofthePacificNorthwest. WheretheperpetratorhaskilledagainandjoinedapartyofdryflyfishermenbeingguidedbyKirstieAlleyintotheruggedmountains.NoplaceforacitykidlikePoitier,saysmountaineer/hermitTomBerengerwhohastheprerequisiteskillstogetthejobdone.Thesetwoareforcedintoanallianceofinconvenience. ThebestthingIlikedaboutShootToKillistheguessinggameweplayfortheidentityoftheperpetrator.AnyoneofthefivemeninKirstieAlley'spartycouldhavebeenthekiller.Lookatthecastlistandyou'llrecognizeafewnameswho'veplayedsomeprettyloathsomevillainsinthepast.Theidentityisrevealedsuddenlyandquiteshockingly. WhatIdidn'tlikewithShootToKillisthefactthatthefinalconfrontationwiththeperpetratorisinbigcityVancouverwherehe'sescapedwithAlley.Heneededherinthewoods,notanylonger,sheshouldhavewoundupdead.AndBerengerandPoitiershouldhaveconfrontedhiminthewoods. Thatscriptdecisionmadetheclimaxaratherordinaryonethatyouseeinawholelotofpolicechasefilms.Stillalltheplayersdofinehere,myfavoritebeingKirstieAlleyasthewoodssmartguide.…