Review of Fatal Attraction (1987) by Adam R — 09 Jun 2017

'Fatal Attraction' remains a classic thanks to all the fear surrounding Glenn Close's classic character of Alex Forest.

This review of Fatal Attraction (1987) was written by Adam R on 09 Jun 2017.

Fatal Attraction has generally received positive reviews.

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