While billed as a romance and a thriller, the film strictly qualifies as neither, appealing to our prurience, guilt, hatred, and dread.
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02/11/08
Fatal Attraction (1987)
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Reviews Counted:40
Fresh:32
Rotten:8
Average Rating:6.7/10
Runtime: 2 hrs 39 mins
Genre: Dramas
Synopsis: While his wife (Anne Archer) and daughter are out of town, successful attorney Dan Gallagher (Michael Douglas) has a one-night stand with Alex Forrest (Glenn Close), the publishing executive he has... [More]
Starring: Michael Douglas, Glenn Close, Anne Archer, Fred Gwynne
Director: Adrian Lyne
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Reviews for Fatal Attraction
Top CriticA predictable dog's dinner of Pavlovian thriller clichés, this will appeal strongly to those who think women should be kept on a short lead.
01/26/06
This story of an extramarital fling that turns into a nightmare begins as a well-crafted psychological thriller but degenerates into a misogynistic thrill-fest in its closing moments.
02/11/08
Close attention reveals plenty of flaws but for sheer heart-in-the-mouth excitement it remains a triumph.
02/11/08
Two absolutely riveting performances and a smart reversal of the usual male-female stalker scenario leave behind a nasty taste and an unforgettable cinema experience.
03/07/01
No review available.
08/01/02
No review available.
09/05/03
Irony like this doesn't make its way into many movies these days
04/06/02
No review available.
10/10/05
Big, fat, juicy suspense.
04/19/08
No review available.
03/12/04
Close should take pride in her performance. She should also expect a depressing avalanche of scripts requiring a she-wacko.
01/01/00
Top CriticSure, Alex may be little more than a bunny-boiling stalker but Fatal Attraction is still notable for Close's resilient, complex performance.
04/14/02
An extremely well-directed and acted (particularly by Glenn Close as the career woman) thriller that also functions as cautionary tale about sex in the swinging 1970s and parable of AIDS in the 1980s.
06/26/06
Relentless thriller that quickens one's pulse as it startles the mind.
07/10/03
Overpraised: yes, but still worthy of a decent amount of it.
10/09/01
Fatal Attraction has an inescapable pull to it; it's suffocatingly exciting.
01/01/00
Top CriticNo review available.
07/29/05
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