Antonio Banderas, Edouard Montoute, Eriq Ebouaney
A contemporary film noir about an alluring seductress named Laure Ash. A sultry former jewel thief and con woman trying to live the straight life, Laure is suddenly exposed to the world--and her enemi...( read more
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DVD Release Date: March 25, 2003
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June 2, 2009A pretty decent sultry thriller directed by Brian DePalma. A jewel thief tries to cover her past but a chance photo of her alerts the people she has crossed before. Enjoyable if not quite a classic but I do like the ending and Rebecca Romijn suits the role to a T before her succe...( read more)
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April 15, 2009Underrated De Palma thriller. Inventive, elegant, fun, intoxicatingly sexy, violent, self-indulgent and maddening. The film has the high-buffed gloss and high-octane jolts you expect of De Palma, but what makes it transporting is that it's also one of the smartest, most pleasurab...( read more)
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August 17, 2008"Femme Fatale" is best understood as a game played by Brian De Palma and appreciated by knowing cineastes. It's not about story or characters, but about the construction and manipulation of art.
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January 24, 2008This is, without doubt, one of Brian De Palma's greatest achievements, an incredibly rich and playful movie which immeasurably rewards repeated viewings. Basically, you get out of it what you put in. If you've got your wits about you, an open mind and a keen pair of eyes, you're ...( read more)
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January 14, 2008I know I liked this more than most. I also know that DePalma can overdo it, however I thought he kept this one together and made it work. Recommended for those who like a bit of suspense and some twists.
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October 18, 2009Well, there is beauty to be found in the scenery and the cast (looks expensive) - but in the end the plot is just weird.
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September 3, 2009love this film. glad Ive see this from start till end scene was brilliant so do not blink an eye. perfect sequencing worth watching and perfect ending for the story shes really pretty. now im thinking is she a lesbian. when Antonio pretend to be a gay was my fave part.
Critic Reviews
November 9, 2002
David Edelstein, Slate
November 6, 2002
Claudia Puig, USA Today
More tawdry than titillating, what should have been sultry is more often skanky. full review
November 6, 2002
Peter Travers, Rolling Stone
De Palma -- a master of kinky, delirious visuals -- hooks you good. full review
November 6, 2002
A.O. Scott, The New York Times
Far more absorbing and tantalizing than most of the plodding, overworked thrillers the studios churn out these days. full review
November 6, 2002
Liam Lacey, Globe and Mail
A uniquely De Palma kind of effluence, an exercise in auteur self-parody. full review
November 6, 2002
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
This is pure filmmaking, elegant and slippery. full review
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