Diabolique (1996)
Average Rating: 3.8/10
Reviews Counted: 26
Fresh: 3 | Rotten: 23
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Average Rating: 4.1/10
Critic Reviews: 7
Fresh: 0 | Rotten: 7
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Henri-Georges Clouzot's classic French thriller gets a Hollywood makeover in this glossy remake. Guy Baran (Chazz Palminteri) is the dull, loutish headmaster of a private school that has seen better days. While Guy oversees the day to day operations, the school is actually owned by his wife Mia (Isabelle Adjani), whose spirit has been crushed by Guy's casual cruelty and whose health is frail. Guy has been openly having an affair with one of his teachers, Nicole Horner (Sharon Stone), who has
Mar 22, 1996 Wide
Jan 26, 1999
Warner Home Video
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Cast
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Sharon Stone
Nicole Horner -
Isabelle Adjani
Mia Baran -
Kathy Bates
Det. Shirley Vogel -
Chazz Palminteri
Guy Baran -
Spalding Gray
Simon Veatch -
Shirley Knight
Edie Danziger -
Diana Bellamy
Ms. Vawze -
Allen Garfield
Leo Katzmann -
Adam Hann-Byrd
Erik Pretzer -
Clea Lewis
Lisa Campos -
Stephen Liska
PHP Officer -
Donal Logue
Video Photographer -
Zachary Mott
Howie -
Bingo O'Malley
Gannon -
J.J. Abrams
Video Photographer #2 -
O'Neal Compton
Irv Danziger -
Kate Young
Photo Shop Clerk -
James Kisicki
Rear-ender -
Cory Pattack
Nuñez, Nuñez, Nu? -
Jesse Sky Ross
Hall Monitor -
Sophia Salguero
Maid -
Hank Stohl
Morgue Cop -
Kevin Vinay
Desantis
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All Critics (38) | Top Critics (13) | Fresh (3) | Rotten (24) | DVD (16)
The new Diabolique mostly dispenses with subtlety, contenting itself with regularly scheduled cathartic jolts that pass for suspense in our degraded culture.
If it makes at least one person search out and discover the original version, then it's all worth it.
Chechik fails to create any real suspense or thrills and does not seamlessly juggle the serious thriller aspects with the black comedy
Silly update of the French classic; the ending is an unforgivable cop-out.
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