Diagonaldi Very well executed

Baseshment I like movies that are aware of what they are selling... without [any] greater aspirations than to make people laugh and that's it.

TrueHello Fun premise, good actors, bad writing. This film seemed to have potential at the beginning but it quickly devolves into a trite action film. Ultimately it's very boring.

Erica Derrick By the time the dramatic fireworks start popping off, each one feels earned.

851222 Greetings from Lithuania."Trespass" (1992) is a fun ride from start to finish. I loved it when i was 12-14 years old, saw it at least 5-6 times. It had very simple yet very engaging plot, acting was very OK, and the whole treasure search thing was awesome - well who doesn't like treasure! Overall, "Trespass" was one of my favorite childhood movies. It's nothing very original or superb, but a lot of things work so good in this movie, that you simply can't stop watching it. If you like these actors (at their very good form), like good thrillers set in basically one location - "Trespass" is definitely for you. Don't expect much and you will be very surprised.

ttron2000 i've always been a fan of this flick. as a kid it was a blast and it's held up well ever since. director Walter Hill (a truly underrated director) brings his hard-ass, tough-talking schtick to this dark, claustrophobic action flick that deserves more love than it gets. when two Arkansas firemen, Vince (Bill Paxton) & Don (William Sadler) uncover a treasure map in stolen gold, they decide to collect. it leads them to an East St. Louis project building and all seems easy enough, until they witness a crew of sharp drug dealers, led by King James (Ice T), kill a traitorous punk. this sets off a showdown between the firemen and the crew, turning bloody and maddening as true sides and desperation surface in midst of greed and gunfire. this thing really gets moving once both worlds collide and the final showdowns between certain characters were certainly not what i expected (and that's a compliment). in between is when it's most interesting. Don's greed clashes with Vince's desire to escape in one piece; James, looking to save his brother (taken hostage by don in the commotion) wants an easy solution, angering his vicious, trigger-happy henchman, Savon (Ice Cube); and homeless vagrant, Bradlee (Art Evans) ends up an unwilling participant caught in the middle. Paxton and Sadler, always reliable in everything they do, hold the film together, their dynamic providing the overall moral of the story. Evans provides the comic relief and comes off as the film's most sympathetic character. Ice T is terrific as the controlled villain while Ice Cube steals scenes left and right as the violent wreck-loose (i've always wished these two would be in another film together). it's not a perfect film, but hill's direction and a solid cast keep this fast-paced bad boy together. at worst, it's a b-movie with a lot of class to back it, but at best, it's a decent action movie that's sure to please. it's tense, loud, violent, and dark; everything an urban action movie should be. i love Walter Hill and i love this cast.

The_Void I really had no idea what to expect going into Trespass having never heard of it before catching it on TV - but having seen Bill Paxton's name flash up on screen, and having that followed up by The Warrior's director Walter Hill ensured that I would be watching it anyway. And I'm really glad I stuck with it because Trespass is a brilliantly entertaining modern day blaxploitation thriller with a heavy helping of strong violence and morally destitute macho characters. The plot is not particularly important, but certainly interesting nonetheless. We follow two Arkansas firemen who, having found out that a valuable stash of gold may be hidden in a factory in East St Louis, set off to claim it. However, upon arriving at the factory; they are soon joined by a group of black gangsters and end up witnessing one of them being killed. Naturally, the gangsters want the witnesses dead; but when the fireman manage to hole up in one of the factory's rooms; a standoff between the two groups ensues.The film is not completely devoid of themes or a point. Naturally the central point is the idea of blacks vs. whites, which adds in an element of controversy, and also we've got themes relating to greed emanating from the idea of the trespassers being in the factory to chase gold. These two do make the film slightly more interesting; although clearly the main focus of the film is on the violence and entertainment stemming from the violence, and that's what really ensures Trespass is successful. Director Walter Hill creates a thoroughly nasty atmosphere; helped along by the fact that not a single character has much more than a shred of decency. The acting is very good, with Bill Paxton providing the only thing like a hero and doing really well with the role. He gets good backup from William Sadler along with a handful of rappers including Ice T and Ice Cube. The film is engrossing for the duration and is not short on action. The way that much of it is focused in just one place ensures that we are able to get into the lead character's plight; even if we don't particularly like them. I was a bit worried that the soundtrack might be saturated with rap; but the director manages to keep this to a minimum which is definitely to the film's credit. Overall, Trespass is a very well done little thriller and one that I certainly wouldn't hesitate to recommend!

screenman I enjoyed this movie very much.Bill Paxton does a great job as an ordinary guy suddenly finding himself way out of his depth. It's a role he's played in many movies from 'Aliens' onwards.Here he plays a fireman who has found a treasure map. He and his sceptical buddy set sail in his station-wagon to where X usually marks the spot. However; this particular island is a disused factory set in a run-down inner-city sea. When they arrive, the treasure isn't so easily found, and in the course of their search they come up against another problem. There's a band of real pirates.A local bunch of black gangsters are apparently in the habit of using the place to deal with problems. This time, they're murdering a traitor. It's their territory. Our heroes have trespassed.Caught in the act by our firefighting treasure-hunters, the gangsters don't mean to let them escape. Thus begins a siege of sorts.The movie is a taut, well-acted and equally well-scripted thriller. Set exclusively in a decrepit old building, it is intensely claustrophobic. Things deteriorate rapidly when the gangsters realise that their adversaries have at least one gun, and send for some heavy artillery. one can really feel the sense of dread and isolation of our two misguided prospectors. Because they are not just isolated by geography (it's an unfamiliar, derelict lot across the state line) they are also isolated both culturally and racially. These are just two white basically decent blue-collar schmucks confronted by a black gang who clearly are not decent at all. Their lives, like those of all gangs, are exclusively Darwinian.Their manoeuvring is like a game of chess. The gang is also riven with dissent as an ambitious lieutenant sees an opportunity to oust his leader for being - as he sees it - too soft.It isn't a feelgood movie by any means. I think a lot of its unpopularity is down to the racial subtext. Black youth is depicted as the worst Caucasian stereotype, inherently corrupted and savage. It's easy to read ethnic outrage at such a blatantly white overview, whilst at the same time Klansmen the nation over could nod their heads and mutter 'ain't that the truth'. The politically-correct would almost certainly have you be a racist if you enjoyed this movie today.Moralising aside, it's well worth a look. Ice-Cube and Ice-T were already successful rappers when this movie was made so they were hardly cash-strapped. They could easily have turned their parts down. But their strong personas and excellent delivery convey a powerful, authentic stamp. It's got all the ingredients of an off-beat thriller like 'Deliverence' or 'Southern Comfort', that plays upon cultural preconceptions coming all too horribly true.I'm partial to a little gangsta-rap (though I couldn't subsist exclusively upon it as some who drive by my window appear to do), and there's an excellent mix of suitable tracks to help reinforce the sense of threat. Whether you're ethnically challenged or not; give it a go, it's a real blast.