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Fascination (2005)

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Reviews Counted: 25 Fresh: 1  Rotten:24 Average Rating: 2.5/10

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Runtime: 1 hr 43 mins

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 both stricken and confused when his mother, Maureen (Jacqueline Bisset), announces the... 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]

Genre: Dramas

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

Director: Klaus Menzel
Screenwriter: Klaus Menzel
Producer: Klaus Menzel

DVD Info

Release:

Jul 5, 2007

[DVD Details]

DVD Features:

  • Region (unknonw)
  • Keep Case
  • Widescreen 2.35

Audio:

  • Surround 5.1 English

Additional Release Material:

  • Featurette
  • Alternate Endings
  • TV Spots

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

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01/08/08
Nathan Rabin
Onion AV Club
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We can't stay interested, much less fascinated.

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08/16/07
Mark Salisbury
Time Out New York
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The only magnetism generated by ersatz black-widow Fascination is that perilous urge to slow down and peek at the roadside wreck.

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05/17/06
Eddie Cockrell
Variety
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...Fascination generally vacillates between being utterly ridiculous and flat-out boring.

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07/03/05
David Nusair
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The presence of Jacqueline Bisset is the only reason the little man hasn't left the chair.

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06/01/05
George Powell
San Francisco Chronicle
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Fascination would be a good title for a movie that was in any way interesting.

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02/15/05
Kevin Allison
Premiere Magazine
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A sweaty bit of smut disguised as high-class suspense.

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02/07/05
Todd Gilchrist
IGN Movies
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Lust. Betrayal. Revenge. Greed. Murder. Somehow, all of these things become dull in the preposterous and yet decidedly un-fascinating "Fascination."

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02/06/05
Nell Minow
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Laughably cheap and cheesy...

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02/06/05
MaryAnn Johanson
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Here is an erotic thriller that instead of sizzling, fizzles.

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02/05/05
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
Spirituality and Practice
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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.

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02/04/05
E! Online
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Klaus Menzel's laughable screenplay is not enhanced by direction not much more accomplished than that of a typical Cinemax late-night adult series.

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02/03/05
Frank Scheck
Hollywood Reporter
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Contrived and pointless.

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02/03/05
Rex Reed
New York Observer
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So tedious is Fascination that the plot, the embittered characters and, yes, the sexuality are merely insipid.

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02/03/05
Kim Morgan
L.A. Weekly
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Blood! Hooters! Really improbable, out-of-left-field plot developments! You could do a lot worse.

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02/03/05
Luke Y. Thompson
New Times
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Thankfully, fades from memory as fast as most January releases.

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02/02/05
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.

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02/02/05
Mark Holcomb
Village Voice
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Jacqueline Bisset looks lovely at 60, and that's the best thing about Klaus Menzel's laughably bad thriller.

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02/01/05
Anita Gates
New York Times
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The balance of the film is so nonsensical that not even sex can sell it.

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01/30/05
Tim Cogshell
Boxoffice Magazine
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Fascination should make a bee line to Cinemax's late night lineup, where it belongs

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01/29/05
Christian Toto
Washington Times
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