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i must have seen a different film!!

To all those who have watched it: I hope you enjoyed it as much as I do.

This is one of the few movies I've ever seen where the whole audience broke into spontaneous, loud applause a third of the way in.

It's a feast for the eyes. But what really makes this dramedy work is the acting.

The outline for this movie is almost a duplicate of Play Misty for Me. It starts with a one night stand with no strings attached, and turned into the same Fatal Attraction, even down to the crazed girl coming face to face with the real love of the male's life and the attack. The differences are there, too. The male in this case is married, while the other is just trying for a committed relationship. They have different jobs, live on the opposite coast, etc. This movie was MUCH better done than Play Misty, and they are many years apart so most people probably don't even see the similarities.

A happily married man (Michael Douglas) has a casual one night fling with sexy Alex Forest (Glenn Close). Unfortunately Alex is a psychopath and she assumes Douglas will leave his wife (Anne Archer) for her. When he turns her down he finds out she won't take "no" for an answer and she attacks.This was a huge hit at the box office in 1987. It was attacked by critics as being misogynistic and not always credible but the public loved it. I saw it opening night in Boston and I remember the audience screaming, yelling and jumping during the film. The ending especially had the audience (and me) on the edge of our seats. It is well-done with excellent acting by Douglas, Archer and Close...but it never really grabbed me emotionally. Sure I screamed and jumped like everybody else when Close lost it but it's hard not to because Close was so good in her role. Also the script was pretty familiar (remember "Play Misty For Me"?) and rote but I do recommend it for the acting and ending.

I did not expect to like this, but for all the corny 80s tendencies, there is some strong depth to the characters. Mainly, I didn't expect for my allegiance to move between Douglas and Close in such complex ways. She is crazy, certainly, but he is just such a straight-up awful person for most of the film that he's deserving of her crazy. With strong direction, great editing, and incredible performances (especially from Close), its brains and thrills overshadow its cheese.

When I think of classic thriller films this one comes to mind every time. "I won't be ignored Dan". Remember that chilling like delivered so well by Glenn close?? It's exactly that kind of acting that makes this movie work so well. Glenn close is a force to be reckoned with that's for damn sure, don't believe it? Watch this movie and then get back to me. Her entire performance is just so excellent, from being so welcoming and nice seeming at first to becoming completely obsessive, needy and ultimately completely insane. Michael Douglas is good too, at first you really don't like his character because of his blatant infidelity with Alex (Glenn Close). But then after a while you obviously feel sorry for his character because his family and entire life is being torn apart. I really did like Anne archer too, didn't really think she'd have a very substantial role as Douglas's wife, but her performance really shines and she has some pretty intense scenes that showcase just how good of an actress she is. The movie has excellent writing, especially for Alex, the dialogue shows just how progressively unhinged she becomes. And it also shows Michael Douglas and his progressive desperation and fear. Cooking the rabbit, kidnapping the daughter, and attacking Dan, everything Alex does shows the chill/creepy factor and the feeling the filmmakers are attempting to get across is definitely there. This film is a must see for thriller movie fans. 10/10!