I caught this playing about 1/2 way through. It's an early 90s thriller starring Mädchen Amick and James Spader, but it feels like it was written in the 50's. It's an old school story, with some ridiculous bits, but overall it's a lot of fun. It's got a Hitchcock feel with the suspense. Spader doesn't get to be weird much in it, as this was back in the days when he was a straight up pretty boy, but he does a good job. So does Amick with the femme fatale role.
Mädchen Amick is lying to her husband about her past and James Spader gradually twigs to the fact that his wife is not who she says she is. He finally confronts her with proof of her lies when he tracks down her parents and brings them home. The scene when he bugged eyed watches her reaction is priceless. I missed the beginning where they get together, but I didn't really mind because I think the best part of the movie is probably the cat and mouse gamesmanship. It's a gas....light.
Bonus: there's some crazy carnival dream segments that would make David Lynch proud.
It's all on youtube, so I'm gonna watch what I missed. James Spader and Mädchen Amick are both looking gorgeous in this, so I expect there will be some steamy seduction scenes.
Amick - "Getting to know someone is like peeling an onion.
Spader - "It makes you cry?
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There are definitely some R rated steamy scenes in this one.
I liked your David Lynch comment about the dream sequences...this was directed by his partner Mark Frost.
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