Brian De Palma's latest is his version of the 2010 French film "Love Crime", starring Kristin Scott Thomas and Ludivine Sagnier, and directed by Alain Corneau. I found De Palma's movie to be a diabolical and lurid noir enhanced by fine performances. I looked back in my reviews and saw that I gave "Love Crime" the same rating as this new version.
Rachel McAdams is superb as Christine, the vicious and conniving sociopath, who's into kinky sex, and will let no one stand in her way when she desires something, either in her office or personal life. She's the boss of a branch of an international advertising firm.
Noomi Rapace portrays Isabelle,, Christine's top Account Executive at the company. When Chrisitne takes credit for a popular new advertising campaign that Isabelle and her assistant Dani, also strongly portrayed by Karoline Herfurth, had created, Isabelle retaliates by posting a youtube version of the ad (which goes viral) taking proper credit.
This sets off a "war" between Christine and Isabelle that will escalate into all kinds of sabotage and eventually murder. I should mention also that a sub-plot here has Paul Anderson, as Dirk, who has embezzled 5 million euros from the firm and who's playing sexual games with both Chrisitine and Isabelle, at his own risk it turns out.
Unfortunately, I thought De Palma's ending here was confusing and marred the film somewhat for me. I can see by most reviews that this movie is not for everyone but I found it to be, overall, an engrossing and erotic journey that kept my attention throughout.
Rachel McAdams is superb as Christine, the vicious and conniving sociopath, who's into kinky sex, and will let no one stand in her way when she desires something, either in her office or personal life. She's the boss of a branch of an international advertising firm.
Noomi Rapace portrays Isabelle,, Christine's top Account Executive at the company. When Chrisitne takes credit for a popular new advertising campaign that Isabelle and her assistant Dani, also strongly portrayed by Karoline Herfurth, had created, Isabelle retaliates by posting a youtube version of the ad (which goes viral) taking proper credit.
This sets off a "war" between Christine and Isabelle that will escalate into all kinds of sabotage and eventually murder. I should mention also that a sub-plot here has Paul Anderson, as Dirk, who has embezzled 5 million euros from the firm and who's playing sexual games with both Chrisitine and Isabelle, at his own risk it turns out.
Unfortunately, I thought De Palma's ending here was confusing and marred the film somewhat for me. I can see by most reviews that this movie is not for everyone but I found it to be, overall, an engrossing and erotic journey that kept my attention throughout.