Judgment Night (1993) ***1/2

Judgment Night (1993) doesn't offer much in the way of plot mechanics, but as a non-stop survival actioner with realistic stakes and a rap/rock soundtrack that still rips, it holds up quite well. The cast is good too, including a mostly passive (until the finale) Emilio Estevez, Cuba Gooding Jr.'s manic machismo, a babyfaced Stephen Dorff, smarmy comic relief  by way of Jeremy Piven, and, of course, Denis Leary at his unhinged, psychotic best. Director Stephen Hopkins keeps the tension remaining high throughout, and, along with cinematographer Peter Levy, infuses the film with visual flair via some great split diopter shots.

For fans of Deliverance (1972), the Dirty Harry series, and the Predator franchise.