Fatale | Film Review
I watched this late one Friday night just after this came out. It sounded like a lot of movies I've seen before, but I still wanted to see if it would be offering anything new. When married sports agent Derrick (Michael Ealy) has a one-night stand with Valerie (Hilary Swank), he soon finds that his life has been turned upside down. I kept the description vague so as not to spoil anything, but to be honest this story isn't that different to the 100 other movies with similar plots. Yes, there are more unique plot twists, but ultimately it's the same story. I found that the film didn't spend enough time with Derrick's wife, Tracie (Damaris Lewis). We never really know her, so it's harder to sympathise with her. And in a similar vein, there are many times when the film puts emphasis on the wrong things. Either it shows too much of Derrick's business and not enough of his relationship(s), or it sets things up that then aren't mentioned again. The pacing was...