Femme Fatale
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Movie Reviews of Femme Fatale
Movie Review: Very good filmmaking
Summary: 4 Stars
(3.5/5 stars) With a Brian DePalma film, one can usually expect a good deal more than simply an involving story. He is a talented craftsman, who delights in making his films into an experience. In "Femme Fatale," which DePalma both wrote and directed, he draws us in from the onset by refusing to show the face of our heroine. Then, a prolonged scene to set up the story, in which Ravel's "Bolero" is used to good effect. Set against the backdrop of a film premiere at the Cannes Film Festival, this scene is a wonder to behold. The plot of the film is rather implausible and requires some suspension of disbelief in order to appreciate it. If one does invest the time and effort, however, the film provides enough action and plot to hold one's interest. Ultimately, DePalma gives his audience credit for recognizing the difference between fact and fiction, so he has fun with the plot twists and turns. I won't go into the story here because I don't want to give away anything. Fans of Antonio Banderas might be disappointed because he doesn't show up for the first forty-five minutes or so. This is really Rebecca Romijn's movie, and she does a very decent job. It is worth watching at least once and might be worth owning if you are a DePalma or Romijn fan.Movie Review: De Palma's Underrated thriller!!!
Summary: 4 Stars
Femme Fatale is classic De Palma and filmmaking at its best. Working with his own clever screenplay, De Palma indulges us in his trademark obsessions--he once again uses inspiration from Hitchcock (isn't that what he does best?) with a Vertigo-like plot that begins with a suspenseful heist at the Cannes film festival and ends with a dream-like quality where nothing is what it seems. After the heist, the beautiful thief Laura (Rebecca Romijn-Stamos) quickly assumes a new identity, marries a U.S. senator (Peter Coyote), and returns to Paris, where she falls into a relationship with an eager paparazzo (Antonio Banderas), who is quickly sucked into her schemes. Her past quickly catches up to her.In her best role to date, Romijn-Stamos is the perfect femme fatale. She is beautiful, sexy, and deadly. It's her delicious performance that gives the film that extra bite.
It amazes me why this film got so many terrible reviews. It was fast paced, very clever, and expertly directed by a man who certainly knows what he's doing. Once again his genius use of the split sceen is amazing. The beautiful scenery was stunning and the performances were wonderful all around. Femme Fatale is truly one of the most underrated films of 2002.
Movie Review: De Palma turned his eyes toward Europe...
Summary: 4 Stars
And made without restrictions a memorable work . The opening shot we watch Glenn Ford in Laura , and with artistic movement camera appears before us the back of Rebeca who definitively inspires in the Gene Tierney role to become in the master brain of a well and interesting story with De Palma offering us the best of his skills.
The intellectual puzzle is told with such refinement level that it is hard to believe the picture has been neglected for so many critics and the audience .
Let's make a deal : the film is heart rendition to ancient films such as Blow Up (Antonioni), The rear window (Hitchcock again) , Innocent with the dirty hands of (Chabrol) and Laura (Otto Preminger) but the work owns personality and class , and in last instance that is why you must appreciate in this case to De Palma who at last understood this is the field in which he plays best . Forget about Sci fi , Bonfire, War crimes .
Telling cast ; Tomijn is one the supreme Goddess of the Cinema together with Liv Tyler , Charlize Theron and Gretchen Moll, among the most remarkables beauties of the screen .
Coyote is fine and credible and Banderas is OK.
Movie Review: DE PALMA DOES DALLAS
Summary: 4 Stars
*NOTE: ONCE YOU'VE SEEN THE FILM YOU'LL UNDERSTAND THE TITLE*
Brian dePalma once again employs the directorial styles of other great directors, again most notably the late Alfred Hitchcock. His long walk/chase segues; his cool blonde who doesn't speak for quite a while; the unlucky gent who finds himself embroiled in a rather complicated plot; deceptive identities; murders; suicide; theft, and a torrid lesbian scene. You'll probably be quite shocked at the film's resolution and its subsequent aftermath, so DePalma uses trickery to its most unusual heights, sort of.
This is probably Rebecca Romijin Stamos' best performance to date: she's sly, seductive, brutally frank, and reminiscent of such Hitchcock ladies as Kim Novak and Tippi Hedren. Antonio Banderas is not as impressive; he seems uninvolved and never really aware of his situation. Peter Coyote and Gregg Henry are wasted in minor supporting roles.
DePalma's visual style and split screen antics are effective as usual and the musical score is very good. One of his least popular films, FEMME FATALE still manages to offer some seductive suspense and is worth a look.
Movie Review: Hitchcock Lives... a 4.2 on scale of 1 to 5
Summary: 4 Stars
I first saw this movie in the theater last fall. I enjoyed it. I am a Hitchock junkie. De Palma resurrects so much of what I loved about Hitch: the cool blonde, beautiful clothes, funky plot twists, great settings.Femme Fatale starts on the French Riviera-shades of To Catch a Thief-at the film festival in Cannes. You're drawn in immediately to the intrigue as our heroine (or anti-heroine) Laure sets up a tryst with a beautiful female model to steal jewels. From there, the movie moves on to Paris and carries the viewer forward in time with our pretty jewel thief. There is a sharp plot twist halfway-if you like it, you'll love the movie. If not, you'll hate it.
Like most Hitchcock movies, the acting performances are secondary to the plot, the story and the setting. Still Rebecca R-S and Antonio Banderas play parts that suit their styles. And they both look great.
I was disappointed in the special features on the DVD. There is no commentary throughout the film-and this film, of all films, demands a voice over.