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The Right Temptation [2000] (REGION 1) (NTSC)
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Early on in this 2000 thriller I thought I knew what was going on, but I had about as much trouble as Derian did in catching up with what is going on. In fact, at some point Derian passed me, which is where I ended up liking this film more than I had thought I would. Every time you think you know what is going on you have no faith in your guess, and that is part of the fun. In a world where too many thrillers are stupidly predictable "The Right Temptation" defies you to figure out what is going on. The script by Larry Brand ("Halloween: Resurrection") might not qualify as being brilliant gamesmanship, but it is at least moving in the right direction. DeMornay does a good job in the lead role. Her character keeps having flashbacks as we see what happened that made her quit being a cop, and we pay attention because we know it has to have something to do with how this storyline is going to get resolved. We know not to trust Delaney's character from the start and every time she smiles you just know it is not a good sign. Sutherland is rather disappointing in that he brings so little to the role, especially compared to what we have seem him do as Jack Bauer on "24." But overall the acting is competent enough as it Lyndon Chubbuck's direction. The question is whether you like movies that are like Russian nesting dolls (aka Matryoshka), where inside each doll there is another one. "The Right Temptation" is at least above average and worth a look for thriller fans.
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Rebecca DeMornay tries to catch up with the plot in this one
Review date: 2004-07-07 Rating: 8 out of 10
In "The Right Temptation" Rebecca DeMornay plays Derian McCall, a former undercover cop who is now a private detective and who is hired by Anthea Farrow-Smith (Dana Delany) to investigate her husband, Michael (Kiefer Sutherland), who she believes might be cheating on her. Anthea insists that she would be more comfortable with a woman doing the job, which is how Derian gets the gig. But from the start we get a bad vibe about this. There is something about Anthea that does not scan right and if Derian is a bit behind us in her suspicions she does her best to catch up. However, that takes a bit of doing in this film.
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Actor(s):
Kiefer Sutherland
Dana Delany
Joanna Cassidy
Adam Baldwin
Rebecca De Mornay
Creators:
Kiefer Sutherland (Primary Contributor)
Rebecca De Mornay (Primary Contributor)
Director(s):
Recording label: Columbia TriStar
Manufacturer: Columbia TriStar
EAN: 9780767861359
Binding: DVD
ISBN: 0767861353
Number of items: 1
Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Colour, Dolby, DVD-Video, Widescreen, NTSC,
Release date: 2001-02-27
Universal product code (UPC): 043396059818
Aspect ratio: 1.33:1
Picture format: Anamorphic Widescreen
Region code: 1
Running time: 93 minutes
Theatrical release date: 2000
Language: English (Original Language)
Language: Chinese (Subtitled)
Language: English (Subtitled)
Language: Spanish (Subtitled)