Review of Fatal Attraction (1987) by Bill S — 13 Feb 2015
Some would argue that "Play Misty For Me" did it first and therefore better, but I disagree. (That one scene at the jazz festival just bogs down the movie's momentum. Luckily it starts right back up again, but it was a huge risk for Clint Eastwood to take.
) "Fatal Attraction" is (pardon the joke) all killer, no filler. Glenn Close's character is often immediately thrown onto the "greatest film villains" pile when, in reality, she is the anti-villain.
Just as there are anti-heroes who do villainous things for heroic purposes (the killing spree of Travis Bickle in "Taxi Driver"), there are villains who do villainous things not because they are simply evil incarnate, but because they've been done wrong and want to be righted.
(They're not going to be IGNORED, Dan.) It's this complexity that separate "Attraction" from the literally hundreds of other "family man has fling with unhinged mistress who threatens to ruin everything" movies.
Some people see it, some don't. But overall, this film is excellently done and features wonderful performances from all involved. Don't let the cheap imitations or pop culture lampoons fool you: this movie is still a ticking time bomb waiting to explode, even after all these years.
Ain't nothing like the real thing, baby.
This review of Fatal Attraction (1987) was written by Bill S on 13 February 2015.
Fatal Attraction has generally received positive reviews.
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