A classic

To be honest, it has been a while since I have seen this flick and I should definitely re-watch it at some point. When it was released, it has a huge hit. Nowadays, it would seem impossible that a thriller like this one would ever again become the biggest movie of the year with all these huge blockbusters but, back in 1987, this movie managed to be the highest-grossing film worldwide. Anyway, in the erotic thriller genre, it is definitely a classic. In my opinion, what made this movie really worked was the perfect cast. Indeed, Michael Douglas was basically born to play such guys (see also ’Basic Instinct’) and he was just pitch-perfect. Even more impressive was Glenn Close who was absolutely a rather odd choice and no one at the time or even nowadays would  think of her to play a sexual psychopath but she really nailed it. Unfortunately, as pointed out by Glenn Close herself, the movie completely ignored the fact that  her character was probably mentally ill and this aspect was never developed in this movie which was too bad. Instead, the character played by Douglas was set as a victim, when in fact, the guy was a cheater and it would have been interesting if it would have been more balanced. Anyway, in spite of its flaws, it is still a decent thriller and it is definitely worth a look, especially if you like the genre.