The Fatal Image

December. 02,1990      R
Rating:
5.5
Trailer Synopsis Cast

A woman and her daughter vacationing in Paris get caught up in intrigue after being witnesses to a murder.

Michele Lee as  Barbara Brennan
Justine Bateman as  Megan Brennan
François Dunoyer as  Insp. Hemery
Sonia Petrovna as  Contancia
Jean-Pierre Cassel as  Vandelle
François Guétary as  Prades
François Delaive as  Luc
Mike Davies as  Tex
Philippe De Brugada as  Alibert
Pierre-Olivier Mornas as  Moped Owner

Reviews

Dotsthavesp
1990/12/02

I wanted to but couldn't!

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GazerRise
1990/12/03

Fantastic!

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Griff Lees
1990/12/04

Very good movie overall, highly recommended. Most of the negative reviews don't have any merit and are all pollitically based. Give this movie a chance at least, and it might give you a different perspective.

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Kinley
1990/12/05

This movie feels like it was made purely to piss off people who want good shows

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rsoonsa
1990/12/06

Mother and daughter Barbara and Megan Brennan, played respectively by Michele Lee and Justine Bateman, on holiday in Paris, are engaged in the customary activities of tourists there: climbing to the top of the Eiffel Tower, boating upon the Seine, etc., with Megan capturing their activities with a video camera; when she mischievously films a couple passionately embracing at a construction site, she unwittingly records a murder and the killer, having spotted Megan's camera actions, pulls out all stops to find her in order to take possession of the damning tape. This is an intriguing basis for a scenario, but this internationally financed co-production droops hopelessly into weak melodrama as the script with its hackneyed dialogue is full of inconsistencies in logic and continuity, direction is flaccid, particularly of the featured players, and post-production dubbing and looping are flawed. Despite all of this, some excellent production values are in evidence, enhanced by appropriate scoring from Michel Colombier and the able cinematography of Jean-Yves Le Mener. A solid performance is given by François Dunoyer as a police detective and the splendid actress Sonia Petrovna garners acting honours with a skilled albeit largely wasted turn as a genuine femme fatale. For this low-budget affair, the DVD and VHS versions are identical.

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