Review of Fatal Attraction (1987) by Brendan C — 26 May 2013

Now Fatal Attraction is a stressful film to watch I have to say. But I also have to say that it is really good. Great to be perfectly honest. It is an intense thriller that is perfectly paced, and really well done. It had an effect on guys in particular, and I feel like all guys should be shown this at some point. The reason why they should see this is because it shows the consequences of cheating on your girlfriend or wife. A lot of men apparently were really disturbed after seeing this, because they imagined themselves getting into the mess that the guy in this film got himself into. It is one that if you imagine it happening to you it will really stress you out. I think that was why the film was written. The term "fatal attraction" gets used a lot because of this film.

The film is about this one man named Dan Gallagher (Michael Douglas). He has a perfect life. His job is great, his family is great, and he has a perfect wife. But he meets a woman named Alex Forrest (Glenn Close), and they have a mutual attraction for each other. They have an affair that lasts an entire weekend while his wife is away. The problem is that Alex is insane. She is super clingy and you can tell when you see the way she clings to him during that weekend that once he has to go back to reality it is just going to be hell for him. The whole film is about him trying to keep his wife from finding out, and trying to get this crazy woman to leave him alone. It also builds up his guilt, and he really starts to manifest how much he regrets the affair almost immediately. Part of the film you also sit there mad at him, because you know that this will later effect his whole family. You also are disgusted because his wife is perfect, and the woman he cheated on her with is the exact opposite.

It was an extremely suspenseful movie. It was the type of film where you knew certain things would happen, but you didn't know when or how. So it was somewhat predictable, well at least it was for me. But even though it is a little bit predictable it is still really suspenseful. A really good movie that will keep you on edge, and gives you a not in your stomach. Great screenwriting, directing, and acting.