Review of Femme Fatale (2002) by Emil K — 04 Mar 2009
A Work of art from one of the best directors in history of cinema. This one of a kind Noir will give you always something new in each viewing. It is so rich visually and the story is so complex and clever that it is almost impossible to get everything in the first viewing.
But the harder you look at it the more richer it gets. Femme Fatale is a exploration into the themes that has haunted De Palma for his entire career. This is his most playful, inventive and accomplished work and not only by visual terms.
It does also pull you in with a cleverly written story that has unique feel of mystery in it. This film will intoxicate you with its dreamy and hallucinatory images and a wonderfully mysterious atmosphere.
Composer Ryuichi Sakamoto does also great job with his bolerish-score that has haunting Bernard Hermann - like moments in it. This is film like no other and will puzzle your mind for years to come. A Classic and one of my all time favourites.
This review of Femme Fatale (2002) was written by Emil K on 04 Mar 2009.
Femme Fatale has generally received mixed reviews.
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