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Fascination (2005)

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Reviews Counted:26

Fresh:1

Rotten:25

Average Rating:2.5/10

Consensus: Laughably overheated and featuring loads of cheesy dialogue, Fascination is the virtual definition of so-band-it's-good.

Runtime: 1 hr 43 mins

Genre: Dramas

Synopsis: A thriller riddled with paranoia and distrust, Klaus Menzel's FASCINATION is an acute study of a man stretched to breaking point by an egregious set of circumstances. Scott Doherty (Adam Garcia) is... A thriller riddled with paranoia and distrust, Klaus Menzel's FASCINATION is an acute study of a man stretched to breaking point by an egregious set of circumstances. Scott Doherty (Adam Garcia) is both stricken and confused when his mother, Maureen (Jacqueline Bisset), announces the tragic death of his father, who drowned during a curious boating mishap while the couple was on vacation. The incident seems highly irregular to Scott due to his father's considerable athletic prowess. But Scott's eyebrows are raised even further when his mother returns from the trip with a new beau on her arm in the shape of the dashing Oliver Vance (Stuart Wilson). As the newly entwined couple make astonishingly speedy wedding plans, Scott looks on in horror, although this is tempered somewhat by the eye-catching presence of Oliver's shapely daughter, Kelly (Alice Evans). Equally suspicious of the impending nuptials, Kelly joins Scott in an investigation into the foggy circumstances surrounding his father's demise. While acting on the supposition that Scott's deceased parent may have been murdered to allow his mother's new relationship to flourish, Kelly falls for Scott, and they embark on a passionate relationship together. But as Scott digs deeper, suspicions plague him, and his waning trust in Kelly disintegrates into a deep suspicion of who she is and what she wants from him. Stylistically tilting towards the dusky shadows of classic film noir, FASCINATION plays an exquisite guessing game with its viewers, who should take nothing for granted in this inventive and stimulating movie. [More]

Starring: Adam Garcia, Jacqueline Bisset, Alice Evans, Stuart Wilson

Starring: Adam Garcia, Jacqueline Bisset, Alice Evans, Stuart Wilson, James Naughton, Vincent Castellanos, Elia Enid Cadilla

Director: Klaus Menzel

Director: Klaus Menzel
Screenwriter: Klaus Menzel
Producer: Klaus Menzel
Studio: MGM/UA

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Reviews for Fascination

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At its delirious worst, it's as pungent a Parisian cheese shop, offering a cornucopia of laughable scenes.

Full Review Source: AV Club | comment Comment
01/08/08
Nathan Rabin
Nathan Rabin
AV Club

We can't stay interested, much less fascinated.

Full Review Source: Time Out New York | comment Comment
08/16/07
Mark Salisbury
Mark Salisbury
Time Out New York

The only magnetism generated by ersatz black-widow Fascination is that perilous urge to slow down and peek at the roadside wreck.

Full Review Source: Variety | comment Comment
05/17/06
Eddie Cockrell
Eddie Cockrell
Variety
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...Fascination generally vacillates between being utterly ridiculous and flat-out boring.

Full Review Source: Reel Film Reviews | comment Comment
07/03/05
David Nusair
David Nusair
Reel Film Reviews

The presence of Jacqueline Bisset is the only reason the little man hasn't left the chair.

Full Review Source: San Francisco Chronicle | comment Comment
06/01/05
George Powell
George Powell
San Francisco Chronicle

Fascination would be a good title for a movie that was in any way interesting.

Full Review Source: Premiere Magazine | comment Comment
02/15/05
Kevin Allison
Kevin Allison
Premiere Magazine

A sweaty bit of smut disguised as high-class suspense.

Full Review Source: IGN Movies | comment Comment
02/07/05
Todd Gilchrist
Todd Gilchrist
IGN Movies

Lust. Betrayal. Revenge. Greed. Murder. Somehow, all of these things become dull in the preposterous and yet decidedly un-fascinating "Fascination."

Full Review Source: Movie Mom at Yahoo! Movies | comment Comment
02/06/05
Nell Minow
Nell Minow
Movie Mom at Yahoo! Movies

Laughably cheap and cheesy...

Full Review Source: Flick Filosopher | comment Comment
02/06/05
MaryAnn Johanson
MaryAnn Johanson
Flick Filosopher

The most fascinating thing about this movie is why they thought anyone would want to see it.

Full Review Source: Boston Phoenix | comment Comment
02/05/05
Brooke Holgerson
Brooke Holgerson
Boston Phoenix

Here is an erotic thriller that instead of sizzling, fizzles.

Full Review Source: Spirituality and Practice | comment Comment
02/05/05
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
Spirituality and Practice

It's a film that fully lives up to its title, because you'll leave the theater fascinated that Fascination ever made it to the big screen.

Full Review Source: E! Online | comment Comment
02/04/05
E! Online

Klaus Menzel's laughable screenplay is not enhanced by direction not much more accomplished than that of a typical Cinemax late-night adult series.

Full Review Source: Hollywood Reporter | comment Comment
02/03/05
Frank Scheck
Frank Scheck
Hollywood Reporter
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Contrived and pointless.

Full Review Source: New York Observer | comment Comment
02/03/05
Rex Reed
Rex Reed
New York Observer

So tedious is Fascination that the plot, the embittered characters and, yes, the sexuality are merely insipid.

Full Review Source: L.A. Weekly | comment Comment
02/03/05
Kim Morgan
Kim Morgan
L.A. Weekly

Blood! Hooters! Really improbable, out-of-left-field plot developments! You could do a lot worse.

Full Review Source: New Times | comment Comment
02/03/05
Luke Y. Thompson
Luke Y. Thompson
New Times

Thankfully, fades from memory as fast as most January releases.

Full Review Source: Los Angeles Times | comment Comment
02/02/05
Kevin Crust
Kevin Crust
Los Angeles Times
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If you're in the mood for some unscripted belly laughs or a catnap, Fascination should do the trick.

Full Review Source: Village Voice | comment Comment
02/02/05
Mark Holcomb
Mark Holcomb
Village Voice

Jacqueline Bisset looks lovely at 60, and that's the best thing about Klaus Menzel's laughably bad thriller.

Full Review Source: New York Times | comment Comment
02/01/05
Anita Gates
Anita Gates
New York Times
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The balance of the film is so nonsensical that not even sex can sell it.

Full Review Source: Boxoffice Magazine | comment Comment
01/30/05
Tim Cogshell
Tim Cogshell
Boxoffice Magazine
 
 
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