An average movie

I already saw this movie but, since it was a while back, I thought I might as well check it out again. Nowadays, we don’t hear much from him but, back in the 90’s, I was quite a fan of Barbet Schroeder and, back then, he was really a popular director, especially after ‘Reversal of Fortune’ which must have been his most famous picture. His follow-up was definitely not so classy though as it turned out to be one of these sleazy thrillers that they used to make in the 90's. Indeed, while rewatching the damned thing, I was surprised by how much nudity was displayed by the two main actresses which is something you would never see nowadays. Anyway, it is pretty neat how much Schroeder managed to achieve with this material which was after all a rather thin premise. Another interesting thing about this movie was that it starred two female actress who were really popular in the 90’s but their respective careers has taken a dive since then. Indeed, at the time, Bridget Fonda was one of the most popular actress but, nowadays, she is retired, and Jennifer Jason Leigh was considered one of the most talented actress of her generation but, nowadays, she is still working but usually in some supporting parts. Anyway, coming back to our main feature, I thought that the people involved made the best of it and I was actually entertained throughout the whole thing. Unfortunately, the final act did drag on for too long and I wish they managed to wrap the whole thing up with something else than Hedra going full mental. Indeed, it was just so predictable and therefore rather underwhelming. Another option could have been to go the complete opposite way and make her do some really crazy stuff but then it should have been so much more extreme than what was displayed in this movie. Anyway, to conclude, even though it was nothing really amazing, it was still a decent flick though and I think it is worth a look, especially if you like the genre.

6/10