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What a piece of garbage!

posted 19 years ago by alviesinger
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Okay, i see. Everone enjoyed the movie, huh? I enjoyed the striptease-scene. And that's all. Admit it: The script is crap, Banderas looked like a total idiot. The scene in the airport hotel, where he acted like a gay haircutter? Come on, was that supposed to be funny? And what about Rebecca? She dreamed a lot, didn't she? Good thing for Uma Thurman to become pregnant during the pre-production of femme fatale. This stink-flic could have ruined her career. De Palma, you're dead to me.

[–] Kabult 19 years ago

i read in an interview, martin scorsese saying brian de palma's "femme fatale" was great, and he knows his *beep*

[–] Janebo 19 years ago

It's a huge pile of de-crapa, That's for sure. For every reason you can think of, starting with the most pathetic acting I've ever seen, not to mention a script bereft of any cohesion whatsoever.

And those are pretty much good enough reasons for me to dislike it. This is only my small humble opinion.

p.s. For those ranters who become defensive & offensive all at the same time, you lose me after your 4th or 5th sentence. Relax! You didn't have anything to do with the "making" of that mess, didja?

the higher...the fewer

[–] puscus 19 years ago

Well, I thought it was an OK movie (not great, but cool whatsoever), I was enjoying the ending... then the girl wake up... oh, so it was all a dream!!! and then come the good ending!!! What a crap, and it's not even original; I have seen, read and even played (in role playing games) ends like this before.

Could have been a nice little movie, but the end ruined it all!

[–] xII22_loop 19 years ago

should have just had the beginning with the big diamond stealing at cannes and then end it. shoulda been a short film. would have been better, maybe lengthen it to after Laure escapes with the diamonds it goes to the end with her and Veronica at the cafe and the guys coming for them and them getting run over with Veronica being safe and Laure being helped up by Antonio. THE END

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[–] MisterWhiplash 19 years ago

I wouldn't call it De Palma's best, but it was a definite return to form after the crap he churned out (Snake Eyes and Mission to Mars, horrible movies). When I first saw it I gave it an A-, cause I didn't like how he ended the movie (getting a second chance after the drowning bit), but the more I thought about it the more it made sense- at first I thought it was rather cheating of De Palma to have this second chance *beep* after how bad-ass she was throughout the film- but that scene in the bathroom did make it sort of come around. It is definitely one of his better films, up there with the Untouchables, Carlito's Way, Sisters, and Hi, Mom! And you're right, it is unconventional; the best sequence is at the Cannes film festival, very noir-ish, perfectly paced, great music....

ps, when will you be on AOL-IM again?

[–] irina_opris 19 years ago

It's not a bad movie...you people are exagerating...

[–] ccaprini_20 19 years ago

I'm with the crap party on this one... I tried so hard to like it, but I can't. The story just sucks; there's no way around it. A film with a twist like this one inherently demands you to pay attention to the story, so any arguments about style being more important, look past weak story just don't hold water in this case.
As far as the characters, I didn't feel anything for Stamos from the first bath scene until the twist. After that, she does the right thing for only selfish reasons. The ending was incredibly rushed (the scene with the delivery man, trying to tie up lose ends without success. Case in point, the scene with the delivery man. It just set up coincidence, which is undesirable when the twist is based on the idea that the decisions we make change the outcome of our lives and those we care about.
In conclusion, I want my money back for this rental. De Palma is great, but it is hard to believe this film was done by the same man as Dressed to Kill.

[–] dallas532 16 years ago

Count me with the crap troop. Call me lowbrow, but a stylish turd is a turd nonetheless.

Even if this bomb had a somewhat coherent plot to go along with all the style, it would not overcome the fact that it gets torpedoed by lackluster writing and poor performances.

Yes, I enjoy bare boobs and bathroom lesbians as much as the next man, but that makes Rebecca Romijn eyecandy, not an actress.

I felt cheated and unsatisfied after watching this.

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[–] wickey 18 years ago

I agree, only good thing in this movie was bathroom lesbian scene. The movie was crap.

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[–] ChazzJazz 16 years ago

i agree absolutely....

total fluff if not for the striptease LOL

[–] Dave1136 15 years ago

Hi! I'm writing to you because I see yours is the most recent post of this film and the other posters may be dead or gone on to join the French Foreign Legion- (LOL)

As I was enjoying this film my electricity went off and Cinemax won't be showing this film again in the foreseeable future. I saw it from 6:20 to 7:35, so I missed the last 39 minutes. I keep hearing about a twist ending and I won't sleep until some kind soul fills me in.........I really hope that's you.

A Friend! (and a movie buff)

[–] ChazzJazz 15 years ago

do you remember when she gets in the truck hitching a ride, and she gives the driver her diamond necklace to give to his daughter? and he hangs it on his dashboard?

well go back the scene when she and her girlfriend are sitting at the outdoor cafe table, the girlfriend goes into the shop and the bad dudes chase her outside.

well the truck comes around the corner, and lo and behold the driver is blinded by the sunlight reflecting thru the necklace and runs over and thru the bad guys

she gets to keep the briefcase

karma is a bitch ;)

sleep tight

[–] Dave1136 15 years ago

A great big THANK YOU Chazzjazz!

That is a big surprise and a very ironic ending to this fine film.

Yes, I will have a good night's sleep now my friend!

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