Tom Ryan The Sunday Age Jan 21, 2026

'Pacific Heights' works well enough as a thriller.

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John Lyttle Independent (UK) Jan 21, 2026

John Schlesinger's slack, daft thriller is desperately in need of sub-text, a convincing script and firmer construction.

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Lynden Barber Sydney Morning Herald Jan 21, 2026

What really hampers Pacific Heights is a script too contrived to really convince.

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Scott Hettrick Kansas City Star Sep 23, 2025

Director John Schlesinger lets the potentially gripping premise dissipate without ever grabbing the audience by the throat.

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David Nusair Reel Film Reviews Jan 22, 2025 3/4

...promising (and foolproof) subject matter that’s employed to mostly engaging effect by Schlesinger...

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Kat Halstead Common Sense Media Nov 4, 2024

Twenty years after his Oscar win for Midnight Cowboy, director John Schlesinger helmed this entertaining but generic psychological thriller.

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Rene Jordan El Nuevo Herald (Miami) Nov 18, 2022

Pacific Heights is not particularly notable, but it is modestly entertaining. [Full review in Spanish]

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Mike Massie Gone With The Twins Sep 24, 2020 6/10

Keaton is a particular highlight, playing a stark opposite to his previous turn as caped crusader Batman.

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Adrian Martin Film Critic: Adrian Martin Jun 26, 2020

Paranoiac domestic thriller with confused ideas and hackneyed clichés, but some interesting moves and frissons.

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Owen Gleiberman Entertainment Weekly Sep 7, 2011 C

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Jeremy C. Fox Pajiba Sep 17, 2005 3/5

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Thomas Delapa Boulder Weekly Sep 9, 2005 2/5

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Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Jun 13, 2005 2/5

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Carol Cling Las Vegas Review-Journal Sep 10, 2004 3/5

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Sarah Chauncey Reel.com Jun 10, 2004 2/5

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Jake Euker F5 (Wichita, KS) Mar 10, 2004 3/5

Moderately entertaining suspense with an unusually foul villain at its core.

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Robin Clifford Reeling Reviews Mar 9, 2004 2/5

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Spence D. IGN Feb 10, 2004 3/5

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Bill Chambers Film Freak Central Jan 12, 2004 2/5

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Ryan Cracknell Movie Views Jul 30, 2003 2/5

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