Femme Fatale
Nothing is more desirable or more deadly than a woman with a secret.
Nothing is more desirable or more deadly than a woman with a secret.
Crime, Mystery, Thriller
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2002
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A $10-million diamond rip-off, a stolen identity, a new life married to a diplomat. Laure Ash has risked big, won big. But then a tabloid shutterbug snaps her picture in Paris, and suddenly, enemies from Laure's secret past know who and where she is. And they all want their share of the diamond heist. Or her life. Or both.
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Runtime:
114 min
Release date:
30 Apr 2002
Country:
CH, FR
Languages:
English, French, Spanish
Budget:
$35,000,000
Revenue:
$16,800,000
Awards:
2 wins & 4 nominations total
Top Critics Reviews
fresh:
I found myself capitulating to its inspired formalist madness -- something I've resisted in [De Palma's] films for the past 30-odd years.
– Jonathan Rosenbaum,
Chicago Reader,
15 Nov 2002
fresh:
A wonderful ride.
– Richard Roeper,
Ebert & Roeper,
11 Nov 2002
fresh:
De Palma has provided enough ripe flesh, split-screen mayhem, and dreamlike imagery to power six films noir.
– David Edelstein,
Slate,
9 Nov 2002
rotten:
No normal person should hurt himself trying to follow the thing.
– Desson Thomson,
Washington Post,
8 Nov 2002
fresh:
Great over-the-top moviemaking if you're in a slap-happy mood.
– Ty Burr,
Boston Globe,
8 Nov 2002