VHS Movie Reviews for Masquerade (1988) [VHS]

Masquerade (1988) [VHS]

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VHS Movie Reviews of Masquerade (1988) [VHS]

Movie Review: A Thriller to the End
Summary: 5 Stars

This is Rob Lowe's best work. It shows just how talented an actor he is. All of the acting is superb. John Glover is dispicable, but good. The sailing photography is gorgeous. The sailing lingo is right on. It's a twisting movie that keeps one guessing until the very end. Now, if we could only get it in DVD with outtakes. When is the studio going to wake up!

Movie Review: Great Romantic Thriller: 4? stars
Summary: 4 Stars

"Masquerade" takes places in a beautiful East Coast town, where a young, naive heiress, Olivia Lawrence (played by Meg Tilly), falls for a poor professional sailor, Tim Whalen (Rob Lowe). Olivia is without a family (her parents died, and she's an only child), but her detested, alcoholic stepfather, Tony Gateworth (John Glover), still hangs around. Unbeknown to her, Tony is in cahoots with Tim to swindle her out of her millions. Yet this secret is just a first of many to develop in this romantic thriller.

"Masquerade" has been a favorite of mine since I was a teenager, though I did deduct a ? star for the ridiculous boat accident with the rat at the end (poor rat). Regardless, this movie has everything: a great setting, suspenseful plot, heated romance, and a pretty good conclusion to satisfy most viewers. Rated R for several sex/nude scenes (Rob Lowe's derriere is visible quite a bit, for those who are interested) and some profanity.

Movie Review: MASQUERADE IS ROB LOWE'S BEST MOVIE!!!
Summary: 4 Stars

MASQUERADE IS ROB LOWE'S BEST MOVIE!!! Rob Lowe is at the top of his game in MASQUERADE, young, handsome, and in a part made to order for him as a boat captain for the rich. Meg Tilly is also excellent as the poor little rich girl who falls in love with Lowe, John Glover is sensational as her scheming stepfather, Doug Savant--gay Matt from MELROSE PLACE--is terrific as the bad cop who loves Tilly, and Kim Cattrall is as good as ever as the pretty cheating wife she always seems to play.

MASQUERADE's photography is great, John Barry's music is great, Bob Swaim's direction is great, and the movie's only flaw is that it would have been better if had been a little longer and had a little more information about the characters, but even so, Rob Lowe's unusual looks--the wide cheekbones, the hair, the well proportioned body--and perfectly matched role with Tilly make MASQUERADE an irrestible showcase for his underrated dramatic acting.

MASQUERADE IS ROB LOWE'S BEST MOVIE!!!

Chari Krishnan
RESEARCHKING

Movie Review: A Clever Unknown Thriller From The 1980's
Summary: 4 Stars

Rob Lowe stars in this unknown thriller before his personal & professinal life turned upside down. In this film he plays a womanizing playboy who charms a rich but naive heriness out of her money and tries to frame her for murder. It's a shame this film didn't receive the recgonition when it was first released back in 1988. But Thanks to Rob Lowe's sudden turn around in his carrer with the sucessful Austin Power Films As well as the hit show The West Wing people are starting to see the great potentional Lowe once had and now he gets the chance to show it again.