Although the script for Eye for an Eye is credited to Amanda Silver and Rick Jaffa, it appears to have been written by Xerox. This potpourri of clichés concerns a suburbanite (Sally Field) who takes the law into her own hands after the murderer of her daughter is set free on a legal technicality. Guessing what happens next is pretty easy because Cape Fear, The Star Chamber and a legion of TV issue-of-the week films have all been liberally plundered. In fact, the only scary thing about this film is villain Keifer Sutherland’s hairdo. Despite a proven director (John Schlesinger, who’s responsible for Midnight Cowboy) and a top-notch cast (Ed Harris, Beverly D’Angelo, and Joe Mantegna), Eye for an Eye is annoyingly dull because it is almost as fresh as its title (R). Rating: 2