Sly as a snake, Brian De Palma’s “Femme Fatale” is a sexy thriller that coils back on itself in seductive deception. This is pure filmmaking, elegant and slippery. I haven’t had as much fun second-guessing a movie since “Mulholland Drive.” Consider such clues as the overflowing aqu...
Screenwriter Brian De Palma Distributor Warner Bros. Pictures Production Co Quinta Communications Rating R (Strong Sexuality|Language|Violence) Genre Mystery & Thriller Original Language English Release Date (Theaters) Nov 6, 2002, Wide Release Date (Streaming) ...
Instead of trying to master visual pleasure with narrative, Femme Fatale revels in the way the femme fatale releases the film from sequence, logic, and ultimately even from misogyny. Full Review|Aug 1, 2023 A.S. Hamrahn+1 De Palma brings a lifetime's contemplation of cinematic trickery to...