Fatal Attraction 1987

Jay Boyar, Orlando Sentinel: Under the direction of Adrian Lyne, most of the picture's situations seem like randomly chosen place holders, flat events that just fill time until the final bizarre confrontation. Read more

Janet Maslin, New York Times: Years hence, it will be possible to pinpoint the exact moment that produced Fatal Attraction, Adrian Lyne's new romantic thriller, and the precise circumstances that made it a hit. Read more

Jonathan Rosenbaum, Chicago Reader: While billed as a romance and a thriller, the film strictly qualifies as neither, appealing to our prurience, guilt, hatred, and dread. Read more

Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times: Because the good things in the movie -- including the performances -- are so very good, it's a shame that the film's potential for greatness was so blatantly compromised. Read more

Richard Corliss, TIME Magazine: [The film brings] horror home to a place where the grownup moviegoer actually lives. Read more

Time Out: A predictable dog's dinner of Pavlovian thriller cliches, this will appeal strongly to those who think women should be kept on a short lead. Read more

Variety Staff, Variety: The screws are tightened expertly in this suspenseful meller about a flipped-out femme who makes life hell for the married man who scorns her. Read more

Hal Hinson, Washington Post: Fatal Attraction has an inescapable pull to it; it's suffocatingly exciting. Read more

Desson Thomson, Washington Post: Close should take pride in her performance. She should also expect a depressing avalanche of scripts requiring a she-wacko. Read more