DePalma's 'Danger Kitty'! ;o)
Added 12/11/2009
DePalma has a style all his own, no doubt, especially when he writes and directs a film; and this one has that in spades. It's flourished with brilliance and stunning beauty throughout the entire film. Superb in every aspect of the word, this is a surreal experience one has to see to believe, and then see again.
Rebecca Romijn-Stamos gives a top-notch 'Grace Kelly' performance as Laure, a bad girl, rotten to the heart, who is involved in a jewelry heist at Cannes, then an identity switch and personal intrique. She is also Lily, a woman who has lost her husband and child in an accident, and is suicidal with grief. Also in the film is Gregg Henry, who has worked with DePalma in "Scarface", "Body Double", and recently in "The Black Dahlia"; and Peter Coyote as a Politico who Laure/Lily seduces and manipulates into marriage. Antonio Banderas shines as Nicholas Bardos, a photographer, a'photog', 'paparazi scum', who takes a crucial photograph, maybe just one photo too many.?.?. He gets swept up in a world of mystery and intrigue that takes him on a journey like a labrynth maze, full of mystery.
Watch for him during a great scene with him and Laure/Lily in a hotel room, where he convincingly tells her the outcome of her character and the film; but only if you can really grasp what's going on. Plus, there are scads of hilarity in that scene, and scattered throughout the entire film. 'Smart guys' like him, well, we all know what happens to them.?.?.?...
Very exotic and erotic, hypnotizing and spellbinding, romantic and twisted, this is a film that lays all of its clues right in front of you the entire time, making it all the more fun to watch over and over. The scenes with water, even an Evian bottle, are especially fun and brillian hidden gems. Don't let yourself ever get comfortable, for everytime you think you know where you are in this, DePalma spins you around like a carousel, and puts you in a whole new perspective. Awesome. Very satiric as well.
This is a brilliant masterpiece from a brilliant master filmmaker. Classic in every right, a great throw back to awesome cinema like the films of Hitchcock, Wilder, Welles. Godard, Antonioni, Polanski, and especially Lynch. And a throwback to DePalma's early erotic/political/psychological thrillers like "Dressed To Kill", "Body Double", "Blow Out", and "Raising Cain". The film opens with a clip from "Double Indemnity" playing as Laure lays watching silently, showing from the outset that you are not only about to see a noirish story, nor just a film about a 'bad girl', but also an out-and-out celebration of the art/craft of filmmaking itself.
David Lynch was gonna play himself in the opening of the film as the director screening his film at Cannes, but he fell ill and had to back out, so DePalma got another top name director to do it...Cool!
Like a dream within a dream within a dream, so toxic and compelling this is...Ask yourself: Would you change your destiny if you could see the future and had the chance? It's really that simple a plot when it all breaks down.
The end result has split audiences down the middle, but for all you film buffs out there that love resolutions that satisfy the appetite, well, look no further. Get it? Well, read it again...
Thank you! ;o)
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Muy buena película. Excelente actuación de Banderas
Added 4/18/2009
Es una película a la europea, muy buena donde se puede ver a Antonio Banderas desplegando todo su talento. Rebecca Romjin está bellísima y super fatal, muy bien dirigida, nada menos que por el gran Brian de Palma. Es una trama complicada que normalmente te invita a verla 2 veces para coger cada detalle que de Palma quiere transmitir.
La excena sexual en el Festival de Cine está muy bien lograda.
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"I'm A Bad Girl..."
Added 3/24/2009
...so purrs Rebecca Romijn-Stamos' Laure to Antonio Banderas' Nicholas Bardo. RRS is breathtakingly beautiful and a damn fine actress to boot in DePalma's stylish thriller. Also, Banderas' comedy chops took me by surprise. Other reviewers have commented that you either love or hate this movie, so place me in the former category. This is a triumph of technique and visually stunning. The story line by DePalma himself is as convoluted and fantastically contrived as any he has come up with, but that only adds to the entertainment factor for me - and makes me want to watch it again and again. Much like SNAKE EYES or MISSION IMPOSSIBLE, the plot is difficult to follow but rewarding nonetheless. This is a story of sleight of hand and features trickery of every imaginable variety.
As for the setting in France, I found the French language annoying, but the atmosphere created by the director was mesmerizing. DePalma's commentary in the Special Features section was enlightening and added to the enjoyment of this disk.
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As someone else said, typical DePalma...
Added 2/18/2009
meaning it starts with what's an extremely interesting plot, loaded with great possibilities, and instead of becoming a great film, sinks into illogical sludge. It's a shame, too, because DePalma obviously has talent...he just seems to lack follow-through. The ending isn't wry or clever or cinematic art -- it's senseless and leaves the viewer feeling cheated.
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FEMME FATALE IS DE PALMA'S BEST IN YEARS
Added 5/19/2008
Without doubt FEMME FATALE is De Palma's best film in years. I bought the dvd, knowing the film didn't do well at the cinema, but so what? It doesn't mean it's a crap film! I saw the film and was knocked by it. The plot with its twists and turns, and throughout the film, the clues are there, as to what might or not might happen. Rebecca Romijn is gorgeous (I read that that Uma Thurman was mentioned for the role), but Romijn is more sexy in the part of Laura Ash. In my opinion Thurman isn't even attractive. Bandereas ids good as are everyboy else in the film. De Palma is the king of erotic thrillers and no one is better than him, even his other thrillers like SCARFACE, DRESSED TO KILL, BLOW OUT CARLITO'S WAY etc. De Palma is the best!
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DePalma's 'Danger Kitty'! ;o)
Added 12/11/2009
DePalma has a style all his own, no doubt, especially when he writes and directs a film; and this one has that in spades. It's flourished with brilliance and stunning beauty throughout the entire film. Superb in every aspect of the word, this is a surreal experience one has to see to believe, and then see again.
Rebecca Romijn-Stamos gives a top-notch 'Grace Kelly' performance as Laure, a bad girl, rotten to the heart, who is involved in a jewelry heist at Cannes, then an identity switch and personal intrique. She is also Lily, a woman who has lost her husband and child in an accident, and is suicidal with grief. Also in the film is Gregg Henry, who has worked with DePalma in "Scarface", "Body Double", and recently in "The Black Dahlia"; and Peter Coyote as a Politico who Laure/Lily seduces and manipulates into marriage. Antonio Banderas shines as Nicholas Bardos, a photographer, a'photog', 'paparazi scum', who takes a crucial photograph, maybe just one photo too many.?.?. He gets swept up in a world of mystery and intrigue that takes him on a journey like a labrynth maze, full of mystery.
Watch for him during a great scene with him and Laure/Lily in a hotel room, where he convincingly tells her the outcome of her character and the film; but only if you can really grasp what's going on. Plus, there are scads of hilarity in that scene, and scattered throughout the entire film. 'Smart guys' like him, well, we all know what happens to them.?.?.?...
Very exotic and erotic, hypnotizing and spellbinding, romantic and twisted, this is a film that lays all of its clues right in front of you the entire time, making it all the more fun to watch over and over. The scenes with water, even an Evian bottle, are especially fun and brillian hidden gems. Don't let yourself ever get comfortable, for everytime you think you know where you are in this, DePalma spins you around like a carousel, and puts you in a whole new perspective. Awesome. Very satiric as well.
This is a brilliant masterpiece from a brilliant master filmmaker. Classic in every right, a great throw back to awesome cinema like the films of Hitchcock, Wilder, Welles. Godard, Antonioni, Polanski, and especially Lynch. And a throwback to DePalma's early erotic/political/psychological thrillers like "Dressed To Kill", "Body Double", "Blow Out", and "Raising Cain". The film opens with a clip from "Double Indemnity" playing as Laure lays watching silently, showing from the outset that you are not only about to see a noirish story, nor just a film about a 'bad girl', but also an out-and-out celebration of the art/craft of filmmaking itself.
David Lynch was gonna play himself in the opening of the film as the director screening his film at Cannes, but he fell ill and had to back out, so DePalma got another top name director to do it...Cool!
Like a dream within a dream within a dream, so toxic and compelling this is...Ask yourself: Would you change your destiny if you could see the future and had the chance? It's really that simple a plot when it all breaks down.
The end result has split audiences down the middle, but for all you film buffs out there that love resolutions that satisfy the appetite, well, look no further. Get it? Well, read it again...
Thank you! ;o)
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Muy buena película. Excelente actuación de Banderas
Added 4/18/2009
Es una película a la europea, muy buena donde se puede ver a Antonio Banderas desplegando todo su talento. Rebecca Romjin está bellísima y super fatal, muy bien dirigida, nada menos que por el gran Brian de Palma. Es una trama complicada que normalmente te invita a verla 2 veces para coger cada detalle que de Palma quiere transmitir.
La excena sexual en el Festival de Cine está muy bien lograda.
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"I'm A Bad Girl..."
Added 3/24/2009
...so purrs Rebecca Romijn-Stamos' Laure to Antonio Banderas' Nicholas Bardo. RRS is breathtakingly beautiful and a damn fine actress to boot in DePalma's stylish thriller. Also, Banderas' comedy chops took me by surprise. Other reviewers have commented that you either love or hate this movie, so place me in the former category. This is a triumph of technique and visually stunning. The story line by DePalma himself is as convoluted and fantastically contrived as any he has come up with, but that only adds to the entertainment factor for me - and makes me want to watch it again and again. Much like SNAKE EYES or MISSION IMPOSSIBLE, the plot is difficult to follow but rewarding nonetheless. This is a story of sleight of hand and features trickery of every imaginable variety.
As for the setting in France, I found the French language annoying, but the atmosphere created by the director was mesmerizing. DePalma's commentary in the Special Features section was enlightening and added to the enjoyment of this disk.
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