Femme Fatale

Starring: Antonio Banderas, Rebecca Romijn-Stamos, Peter Coyote, Sandrine Bonnaire, Thierry Fremont

Directed by: Brian De Palma

RS: 2of 4 Stars

2002 Thriller

If you like the idea of a Brian De Palma kinkfest involving star Rebecca Romijn-Stamos in black leather, not to mention a for-the-time-capsule lesbian make-out session with Rie Rasmussen, double the star rating for this movie. It's a jewel-heist something-or-other involving Antonio Banderas as a paparazzo stalking the thief, played by Romijn-Stamos in various states of undress. De Palma's plot is a muddle of murky Hitchcock, but his mastery with the camera -- deftly explored in two bonus features -- damn near takes your breath away.

PETER TRAVERS
(April 3, 2003)