Review of Fatal Attraction (1987) by Ken J — 27 Mar 2008

A cautionary tale of adultry. Douglas and Close are terrific.

This review of Fatal Attraction (1987) was written by Ken J on 27 Mar 2008.

Fatal Attraction has generally received positive reviews.

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