After a one-night stand, a successful married man finds himself entangled in a cunning police detective's latest investigation.After a one-night stand, a successful married man finds himself entangled in a cunning police detective's latest investigation.After a one-night stand, a successful married man finds himself entangled in a cunning police detective's latest investigation.
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- TriviaThe car Tyrin is driving is the same model Mustang the actor drove in Menace II Society (1993).
- GoofsThe dialogue on the recording Derrick (Michael Ealy) plays for Detective Quinlan (Hilary Swank) on his phone obviously does not match the conversation they had only a few minutes before entering the elevator.
- Quotes
[last lines]
Detective Val Quinlan: [dying] What's So Funny?
[last lines]
Derrick Tyler: [showing he's bugged] I Got You... Bitch
- ConnectionsReferences Strangers on a Train (1951)
- SoundtracksEternal Light
Written by Miguel Gonzalez, Daniel McKinnon, Chronixx (as Jamar McNaughton), Matthew Merisola, Vicky Nguyen, and David Pimental
Performed by The Free Nationals
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Featured review
guilty pleasure that you don't really feel guilty about
Derrick Tyler is a successful businessman who loves his wife, but during a trip to Las Vegas he cheats on her with a beautiful stranger.
Upon returning home he becomes a victim of a violent home invasion which leads to an unexpected encounter with his one night stand from Las Vegas. Oh my, he wishes that he'd kept his pants on!
FATALE has a distinct vibe of the 90s about it and could have been a remake of UNLAWFUL ENTRY, a film with Kurt Russell and Ray Liotta.
I realise I enjoy recent work of Deon Taylor (the director): BLACK AND BLUE and THE INTRUDER both released in 2019 were down to basics thrillers, intense and fun to watch. FATALE is such a film, structured around Hilary Swank's character (detective Val Quinlan) it introduces a few surprises in the genre of so called "one night stand" thrillers, but then it evolves in a most predictable way.
The important thing about FATALE is that something is always happening, the action is propelled forward and the film ends in a flash. Whether you like the end result is a different story, but FATALE is the kind of guilty pleasure that you don't really feel guilty about. Hillary Swank's acting is also what makes the film very bearable!
As for the hidden meaning - white cop killing black people left right and centre is definitely a deliberate choice for the writers, making that cop a woman making this even more intense. Black people in the film are also depicted in a bad light, they are either gangsters, cheaters or murderers. Or plain stupid like the main character Derrick. So there we go.
But step away from political correctness and enjoy the movie for what it is - a cheesy femme fatale thriller straight from the 90s.
FATALE has a distinct vibe of the 90s about it and could have been a remake of UNLAWFUL ENTRY, a film with Kurt Russell and Ray Liotta.
I realise I enjoy recent work of Deon Taylor (the director): BLACK AND BLUE and THE INTRUDER both released in 2019 were down to basics thrillers, intense and fun to watch. FATALE is such a film, structured around Hilary Swank's character (detective Val Quinlan) it introduces a few surprises in the genre of so called "one night stand" thrillers, but then it evolves in a most predictable way.
The important thing about FATALE is that something is always happening, the action is propelled forward and the film ends in a flash. Whether you like the end result is a different story, but FATALE is the kind of guilty pleasure that you don't really feel guilty about. Hillary Swank's acting is also what makes the film very bearable!
As for the hidden meaning - white cop killing black people left right and centre is definitely a deliberate choice for the writers, making that cop a woman making this even more intense. Black people in the film are also depicted in a bad light, they are either gangsters, cheaters or murderers. Or plain stupid like the main character Derrick. So there we go.
But step away from political correctness and enjoy the movie for what it is - a cheesy femme fatale thriller straight from the 90s.
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- Also known as
- Xảo Quyệt
- Filming locations
- 1661 Buckingham Rd, Los Angeles, California, USA(As Carter Heywood's home.)
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Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $6,306,897
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $918,112
- Dec 20, 2020
- Gross worldwide
- $7,031,289
- Runtime1 hour 42 minutes
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- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
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