Fatal Attraction (1987)

“As a child David Feingold was not a loud to watch this movie, however in the quest to help Michael Douglas find out how he got sick it was recently watched. All I can say is that the Lord mom didn't let me watch.” read more

Watched in 2013 (275 movies items)

"April 20 "Well, what am I supposed to do? You won't answer my calls, you change your number. I mean, I'm not gonna be ignored, Dan!" Since I loved Basic Instinct, I decided to watch this because this movie is similar to that one. This was pretty disappointing. I wasn't expecting it to be as great as the latter film, but it was still dissapointing. I really feel like I'm missing something. I wanted to like it, but the script wouldn't let me. It's also not suspenseful. All the suspenseful scen"

Films and the critics who hate them (741 movies items)

"While billed as a romance and a thriller, the film strictly qualifies as neither, appealing to our prurience, guilt, hatred, and dread. - Jonathan Rosenbaum, Chicago Reader Because the good things in the movie -- including the performances -- are so very good, it's a shame that the film's potential for greatness was so blatantly compromised. - Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times"

The 20 Best 'Best Actress' Nominees That Lost (20 movies items)

"blockquote> Glenn Close LOST TO CHER IN 'MOONSTRUCK'"

Fatal Attraction

“The story is pure melodramatic trash which sees the family foundation needing to be protected at all costs, but Glenn Close’s performance and Adrian Lyne’s stylish, tense direction make it worth viewing.

In fact, Close single-handedly elevates the entire movie from pulpy trash to Oscar caliber material. Her performance is a fierce, vulnerable and slowly unraveling turn of one woman’s break from reality and descended into sexual obsession, jealous and psychotic rage. In another year, she would/should have won the Oscar for Best Actress (she lost out to Cher in Moonstruck).

And for two-thirds of the run time Fatal Attraction appears to be a solidly written and incredibly well acted discourse on why men cheat and one woman’s fragile psyche. It isn’t until the l” read more

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"Glenn Close as Alex Forrest #18"

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"Debut"

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" Anne Archer as Beth Gallagher in "Fatal Attraction" (1st nomination)"

BEST ACTRESS... (417 movies items)

" Glenn Close as Alex Forrest in "Fatal Attraction" (4th nomination) The TRUE Best Actress of the year!..."

Listal's 100 Best Villains (47 movies items)

"Alex Forrest Points:4 milica--4"