Femme Fatale is a recent suspense thriller written and directed by Brian DePalma. It stars Rebecca Romijn-Stamos and Antonio Banderas. It starts off great with a nail-biting jewellery heist. Rebecca is a major player in the heist and she must go on the lam after things go terribly wrong. Thus follows a series of suspenseful events that lead to a conclusion that may leave you scratching your head and saying, " What the ? ".
Now I like DePalma and his Hitchcock-influenced cinematic style, but the ending of many of his films left me expecting something better, and I was hoping for that with Femme Fatale ( which oft times reminded me of Body Double), but such was not the case. Too bad, because this could have been a much better film.
However, I did enjoy this dvd, especially a sensous dance sequence by Rebecca about midway through the film. I'll bet this scene raised the blood pressure of many males in the audience at the theater. She also does a good job at portraying the cunning lead caharacter. Banderas, who can do much better than some of his recent roles, is adequate, but his character does not require much acting ability. One amusing thing about this film is the difference in height between Rebecca and Antonio. She is a tall, leggy creature and Antonio was often seen looking up at her. Guess he didn't want to stand on a step-stool.
PQ is a little soft, but the DD 5.1 track is very good and has some nice low end, especially one scene during a thunderstorm.
A good rental, but not one for my collection I'm afraid.
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Now I like DePalma and his Hitchcock-influenced cinematic style, but the ending of many of his films left me expecting something better, and I was hoping for that with Femme Fatale ( which oft times reminded me of Body Double), but such was not the case. Too bad, because this could have been a much better film.
However, I did enjoy this dvd, especially a sensous dance sequence by Rebecca about midway through the film. I'll bet this scene raised the blood pressure of many males in the audience at the theater. She also does a good job at portraying the cunning lead caharacter. Banderas, who can do much better than some of his recent roles, is adequate, but his character does not require much acting ability. One amusing thing about this film is the difference in height between Rebecca and Antonio. She is a tall, leggy creature and Antonio was often seen looking up at her. Guess he didn't want to stand on a step-stool.
PQ is a little soft, but the DD 5.1 track is very good and has some nice low end, especially one scene during a thunderstorm.
A good rental, but not one for my collection I'm afraid.
:3::
My Homepage!
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