Review of Fatal Attraction (1987) by Bryce Z — 05 Nov 2009

This movie is significant, but not necessarily for the right reasons. I will admit that the first half of the movie is decent and even quite thrilling, albeit the director interprets love making to be a form of bizarre genital acrobatics.

However, in its second half, the movie descends to the cheap, predictable and tedious status of attempting to be a full-fledged horror movie. These two genres, in this case, are virtually incongruous.

They have many, many contrasts, and the plot simply was not fit to portray horror. However, I adore Glenn Close as an actress; I would even go so far as to praise her raw performance in this film. I have also seen a significant amount of talent within some of Michael Douglas' performances, such as his role in "Wall Street".

As a result, even though Douglas' character within this film is rather bland, he also does a fair job acting in this movie. The main problem with the roles that these actors play, once again, is that the characters simply do not fit well with the horror genre; neither one is particularly eerie or intimidating.

This applies especially to Close's character, as her role is more specific and is actually meant to scare the audience. In the end, the second half of the movie, and as a result the entire film, ends up appearing burlesqued, almost farcical, and being quite disappointing.

40 percent.