Overflowing with artistic flair and piercing sexuality, director Adrian Lyne’s Fatal Attraction is a psychological horror film that dwells on reality instead of fantasy.
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06/05/02
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
Close attention reveals plenty of flaws but for sheer heart-in-the-mouth excitement it remains a triumph.
02/11/08
While billed as a romance and a thriller, the film strictly qualifies as neither, appealing to our prurience, guilt, hatred, and dread.
02/11/08
Top CriticBecause the good things in the movie -- including the performances -- are so very good, it's a shame that the film's potential for greatness was so blatantly compromised.
01/01/00
Top CriticBig, fat, juicy suspense.
04/19/08
...remains a reasonably efficient thriller, building tension slowly and releasing it, if too melodramatically, at least excitingly.
06/08/09
Crackling and intense ... even with the cop-out ending.
07/27/02
Overpraised: yes, but still worthy of a decent amount of it.
10/09/01
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
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.
07/29/05
No review available.
10/10/05
has the makings of a serious examination of adult relationships and interactions under duress, only to end as a seriocomic slasher film dictated by popular taste.
10/01/09
Irony like this doesn't make its way into many movies these days
04/06/02
No love for you Dr. Jones -- rabbit stew anyone?
02/19/03
Very intense.
01/01/00
Suspense at its finest. This is the granddaddy of erotic thrillers!
08/07/02
No review available.
08/01/02
No review available.
09/05/03
It's nothing but a Friday the 13th flick for people who wouldn't be caught dead at one.
12/29/02
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