Although
Fatal Attraction does go overboard in a few memorable scenes, it never quite breaks suspension of disbelief, even
when Lyne lets it all rip in a frantic confrontation at the end (reportedly re-shot for audience approval) that commands your attention, even if it feels a bit inconsistent with the rest of the film's tone
Long before Michael Douglas cornered the market on cinematic infidelity in films like Disclosure and
Fatal Attraction, his father Kirk starred in an entirely unmemorable little melodrama called Strangers
When We Meet.
The good news is the director is Adrian Lyne who is great with actresses: see
Fatal Attraction & Unfaithful Just Jared Jonathan Groff dies of happiness
when Beyoncé pays him a compliment
Six - time Academy Award ® nominee Glenn Close (Best Supporting Actress: The World According to Garp, 1982, The Big Chill, 1983, The Natural, 1984; Best Actress:
Fatal Attraction, 1987, Dangerous Liaisons, 1988, Albert Nobbs, 2011), Academy Award nominee Terence Stamp (Best Supporting Actor, Billy Bud, 1962), Max Irons (Woman in Gold), Stefanie Martini («Doctor Thorne»), Emmy ® winner Gillian Anderson (Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series, «The X Files,» 1993) and six - time Emmy nominee Christina Hendricks («Mad Men») head the all - star cast bringing Agatha Christie's eponymous best - selling book to life
when CROOKED HOUSE debuts on Blu - ray and DVD January 16 from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment.