Femme
Fatale is a nice return to form for director Brian DePalma.
DePalma has always acknowledged his debt to Hitchcock in his
thrillers, but it is nice when he is able to use the conventions
with out blatantly ripping them off. Femme Fatale reminds me
of pictures like Dressed to Kill instead of Body Double. I only
gave the film three stars but my guess is as time passes and
this film is watched more and more, it will move up in stature
for both myself and the general public and be considered one
of DePalma's great films.
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