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Fascination (2005)

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Reviews Counted:26

Fresh:1

Rotten:25

Average Rating:2.5/10

Consensus: Laughably overheated and featuring loads of cheesy dialogue, Fascination is the virtual definition of so-band-it's-good.

Rated: R [See Full Rating] for strong sexuality, and for language

Runtime: 1 hr 43 mins

Genre: Dramas

Theatrical Release:Jan 28, 2005 Limited

Synopsis: A thriller riddled with paranoia and distrust, Klaus Menzel's FASCINATION is an acute study of a man stretched to breaking point by an egregious set of circumstances. Scott Doherty (Adam Garcia) is... A thriller riddled with paranoia and distrust, Klaus Menzel's FASCINATION is an acute study of a man stretched to breaking point by an egregious set of circumstances. Scott Doherty (Adam Garcia) is both stricken and confused when his mother, Maureen (Jacqueline Bisset), announces the tragic death of his father, who drowned during a curious boating mishap while the couple was on vacation. The incident seems highly irregular to Scott due to his father's considerable athletic prowess. But Scott's eyebrows are raised even further when his mother returns from the trip with a new beau on her arm in the shape of the dashing Oliver Vance (Stuart Wilson). As the newly entwined couple make astonishingly speedy wedding plans, Scott looks on in horror, although this is tempered somewhat by the eye-catching presence of Oliver's shapely daughter, Kelly (Alice Evans). Equally suspicious of the impending nuptials, Kelly joins Scott in an investigation into the foggy circumstances surrounding his father's demise. While acting on the supposition that Scott's deceased parent may have been murdered to allow his mother's new relationship to flourish, Kelly falls for Scott, and they embark on a passionate relationship together. But as Scott digs deeper, suspicions plague him, and his waning trust in Kelly disintegrates into a deep suspicion of who she is and what she wants from him. Stylistically tilting towards the dusky shadows of classic film noir, FASCINATION plays an exquisite guessing game with its viewers, who should take nothing for granted in this inventive and stimulating movie. [More]

Starring: Adam Garcia, Jacqueline Bisset, Alice Evans, Stuart Wilson

Starring: Adam Garcia, Jacqueline Bisset, Alice Evans, Stuart Wilson, James Naughton, Vincent Castellanos, Elia Enid Cadilla

Director: Klaus Menzel

Director: Klaus Menzel
Screenwriter: Klaus Menzel
Producer: Klaus Menzel
Studio: MGM/UA

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Reviews for Fascination

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Nathan Rabin

At its delirious worst, it's as pungent a Parisian cheese shop, offering a cornucopia of laughable scenes.

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Jan., 08 2008 11:13 AM

AV Club

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Mark Salisbury

We can't stay interested, much less fascinated.

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Aug., 16 2007 03:15 AM

Time Out New York

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Eddie Cockrell

The only magnetism generated by ersatz black-widow Fascination is that perilous urge to slow down and peek at the roadside wreck.

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | May., 17 2006 03:15 AM

Variety

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David Nusair

...Fascination generally vacillates between being utterly ridiculous and flat-out boring.

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Jul., 03 2005 12:04 PM

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1/4

George Powell

The presence of Jacqueline Bisset is the only reason the little man hasn't left the chair.

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Jun., 01 2005 11:52 AM

San Francisco Chronicle

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Kevin Allison

Fascination would be a good title for a movie that was in any way interesting.

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Feb., 15 2005 10:15 PM

Premiere Magazine

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1/5

Todd Gilchrist

A sweaty bit of smut disguised as high-class suspense.

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Feb., 07 2005 07:49 PM

IGN Movies

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Nell Minow

Lust. Betrayal. Revenge. Greed. Murder. Somehow, all of these things become dull in the preposterous and yet decidedly un-fascinating "Fascination."

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Feb., 06 2005 07:19 PM

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MaryAnn Johanson

Laughably cheap and cheesy...

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Feb., 06 2005 11:36 AM

Flick Filosopher

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Brooke Holgerson

The most fascinating thing about this movie is why they thought anyone would want to see it.

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Feb., 05 2005 10:30 PM

Boston Phoenix

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1/5

Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat

Here is an erotic thriller that instead of sizzling, fizzles.

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Feb., 05 2005 02:47 PM

Spirituality and Practice

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It's a film that fully lives up to its title, because you'll leave the theater fascinated that Fascination ever made it to the big screen.

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Feb., 04 2005 02:47 PM

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Frank Scheck

Klaus Menzel's laughable screenplay is not enhanced by direction not much more accomplished than that of a typical Cinemax late-night adult series.

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Feb., 03 2005 10:15 PM

Hollywood Reporter

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Rex Reed

Contrived and pointless.

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Feb., 03 2005 09:58 PM

New York Observer

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Kim Morgan

So tedious is Fascination that the plot, the embittered characters and, yes, the sexuality are merely insipid.

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Feb., 03 2005 04:31 PM

L.A. Weekly

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Luke Y. Thompson

Blood! Hooters! Really improbable, out-of-left-field plot developments! You could do a lot worse.

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Feb., 03 2005 01:00 AM

New Times

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1.5/5

Kevin Crust

Thankfully, fades from memory as fast as most January releases.

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Feb., 02 2005 12:13 PM

Los Angeles Times

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Mark Holcomb

If you're in the mood for some unscripted belly laughs or a catnap, Fascination should do the trick.

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Feb., 02 2005 11:01 AM

Village Voice

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Anita Gates

Jacqueline Bisset looks lovely at 60, and that's the best thing about Klaus Menzel's laughably bad thriller.

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Feb., 01 2005 10:01 AM

New York Times

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Tim Cogshell

The balance of the film is so nonsensical that not even sex can sell it.

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Jan., 30 2005 10:15 PM

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