Director: Brian De Palma
Starring: Rachel McAdams, Noomi Rapace
Running Time: 97 minutes
Synopsis: Advertising executive Christine (Rachel McAdams) claims credit for a marketing campaign developed by her protégé Isabelle (Noomi Rapace). Both women are sleeping with the corrupt Dirk, while Isabelle's assistant Dani has her own agenda. With career ambitions at stake, the feud between Christine and Isabelle escalates to public humiliations, blackmail threats, substance abuse, and ultimately, murder.
What Works Well: The murder sequence is effectively staged side-by-side with a ballet performance.
What Does Not Work As Well: Director and writer Brian De Palma attempts to roll back the years to the 1980's era of erotic thrillers, but this flaccid effort is almost laughably inept. Unfortunately both Rachel McAdams and Noomi Rapace are miscast and poorly served by an inane script targeting smoldering intrigue but only finding logic gaps and superficial glitz barely concealing budget limitations. Somehow the idea of a lesbian romance is here still treated as dangerous, but even more archaic are the repeated rounds of was-it-all-a-dream wake-up moments, and the long-lost twin trope.
Key Quote:
Christine (to Isabelle): You're shocked because I took credit for your idea. Honestly, I would expect you to do the exact same thing in my place.
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