What depths can a woman plunge to for love? I say depths because Alex Forest does not rise in love.
Or should I call it
obsession? She plummets into the most obnoxious and deplorable levels of
behaviour in order to get the due attention from the man she starts believing
she has a right to. These are all her beliefs. On any given day, a mind with a
rational thinking capacity would not like to give any benefit of doubt. But
then as they say, 'Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned'. And in Alex's case,
like a psychotic woman scorned!
Adrian Lyne's
psychological thriller, Fatal Attraction, the second most highest grossing film
of 1987, has an undercurrent of eeriness from scene one itself. There is that
constant hangover of danger lurking in the corner. A sense of foreboding, an
air of premonition clouds every frame. Even the camera angles and the tints used
suggest that things will soon turn awry in Dan Gallaghar's life. Dan (Michael
Douglas is tailor-made for these roles) is a happily-married and successful
attorney living in New York. His wife, Beth (Anne Archer) is a quintessential
home-maker, taking care of the family. She's the loving and doting wife and
mother who would not care to challenge her husband's fidelity. The equation is
pretty safe and comfortable between Dan and Beth. They have a cute six-year-old
girl, Beth. But nothing can be taken for granted...
