surprised by her ex-accomplices afterwards who promptly throw her off a bridge to her seeming death. In an extended twist ending, the entirety of the film's events after Laure enters the tub in Lily's home are revealed to be a dream. In reality, Laure spies Lily entering the home as before, but this time Laure stops Lily from committing suicide. Seven years later, Laure and Veronica, who is revealed to have been Laure's partner all along, chat about the success of their diamond caper. Black Tie and Racine arrive seeking revenge, but they are indirectly killed by the same truck that killed Veronica in Laure's dream. Bardo, witnessing all these events, introduces himself to Laure, swearing that he has met her before, with Laure replying "Only in my dreams." Cast Rebecca Romijn as Laure Ash / Lily Watts Antonio Banderas as Nicolas Bardo Peter Coyote as Ambassador Bruce Hewitt Watts Eriq Ebouaney as Black Tie Édouard Montoute as Racine Rie Rasmussen as Veronica Thierry Frémont as Inspector Serra Gregg Henry as Shiff Éva Darlan as Irma Fiona Curzon as Stanfield Phillips Reception Critical reception The film received mixed reviews during its theatrical release; however, it was praised by several high-profile critics, including Manohla Dargis and Roger Ebert, who gave it a 4 star review and called it one of De Palma's best films. The film has a 49% rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on 136 reviews. At the 2002 Stinkers Bad Movie Awards, the film received nominations for Worst Director (De Palma) and Worst Actress (Romijn-Stamos, also for Rollerball). Romijn-Stamos ended up winning Worst Female Fake Accent for this film and Rollerball. Since then, Femme Fatale has been being revived in the eyes of many critics. The film has since developed a cult status amongst cinephiles. Box office The film was a box office bomb, taking in less than its production costs worldwide. In the North America, the film played very well in New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Toronto and Chicago, but also played weakly in the mid-section of the country. The film generated more than $19.66 million in home video rentals in the United States (significantly higher than the film's United States box office gross). References External links 2002 films 2002 crime thriller films 2000s English-language films 2000s heist films 2000s mystery thriller films American crime thriller films American erotic thriller films American heist films American mystery thriller