tbills2 Fatal Attraction is one of the very best dual-performance driven movies of any decade, including the '80s, and one of the sexiest too, because of Michael and Glenn, Close and Douglas that is, just like Basic Instinct! This is maybe the best dual-performance acting ever by opposing sexes! (ESotSM with Jim and Kate?) They're both acting so exquisitely in it it lifts the caliber of the written content making the film. Glenn is drop dead gorgeous in it with her deadly figure and even more lethal look and Michael is fatally sexy too. I love Fatal Attraction; it basically attracts a basic resemblance to Basic Instinct because of the Michael Douglas factor and Close's alluring and lustful murderous co-lead. I love Anne Archer and she's seriously sexy too, dead seriously sexy.

Matt Greene I did not expect to like this, but for all the corny 80s tendencies, there is some strong depth to the characters. Mainly, I didn't expect for my allegiance to move between Douglas and Close in such complex ways. She is crazy, certainly, but he is just such a straight-up awful person for most of the film that he's deserving of her crazy. With strong direction, great editing, and incredible performances (especially from Close), its brains and thrills overshadow its cheese.

Max Cohen Pulse pounding and disturbing in all the right ways. I was glued to the screen the entire time, wondering what insanity Close would unleash next. My biggest complaints are that 1) the ending felt a little too rushed and predictable, and 2) that the kidnapping really didn't serve much of a purpose other than to get Michael Douglas back with his wife for the final confrontation without them actually having to talk about his affair. It's a shame because the scene where his wife kicks him out was well done and very memorable. Still though, I'm glad that I saw it and would definitely recommend it.

jadavix "Fatal Attraction" is a fairly humdrum thriller enlivened by Glenn Close's performance as the villain.Its plot is one we've all seen before: married man has an affair with the wrong woman who turns out to be a psycho. He can't ditch her immediately because she might tell his wife, see, so the movie grows out of this trite situation.It also really avoids any real tension. You've probably already heard of the famous "bunny boiler" moment. This is actually also pretty trite: animals are always harmed in thrillers as a way to show the villain's increasing capacity for violence. I guess it must have been a shocking moment back in '87, because everybody seems to remember it, but now it's tired.The movie lacks scares, which is either because the filmmaker wasn't capable of providing them, or because he knew that Close could do it through her performance alone.I'm not the first to ask this, but what was it with Michael Douglas and attracting dangerous hotties? Glenn Close, Demi Moore, Sharon Stone. Was he that attractive?