Final Analysis Details

With an alluring surface gloss that suggests more than is there, and a plot so clumsy that it regularly trips over itself, it is astonishing that the quality cast (Uma Thurman, Kim Basinger and, to a lesser extent, Richard Gere) is able to salvage anything from the wreckage of this film. Thurman is psychiatrist Gere's patient and Basinger is Thurman's married sister, with whom Gere soon becomes involved. As the twists and turns in the story stretch credibility to breaking point, it's Basinger who brings character and determination to the heart of the film, at times making Gere look no more than a clothes horse.

It's not clear whether this film's genesis is Hitchcock homage or an attempt to build on the success of Prime Suspect... read more on Time Out