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
Femme Fatale
Nothing is more desirable or more deadly than a woman with a secret.
2002 · 1h 54m · R
Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Directed by
Brian De Palma
Overview
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.
Director and cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
49%
Tomatometer
Fresh
A wonderful ride.
Richard Roeper, Ebert & Roeper
Fresh
De Palma has provided enough ripe flesh, split-screen mayhem, and dreamlike imagery to power six films noir.
David Edelstein, Slate
Rotten
No normal person should hurt himself trying to follow the thing.
Desson Thomson, Washington Post
Fresh
Great over-the-top moviemaking if you're in a slap-happy mood.
Ty Burr, Boston Globe
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