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Title: KICK TO THE GUT
Review: Adrian Lyne had every adulterous married man in the world shaking in his boots with this slick, terrifying portrait of one such ill-considered affair. Glenn Close broke her long tradition of saintlike roles with her viciously effective Alex, the woman you do not ignore. Michael Douglas is perfectly cast as the husband, and Anne Archer provides an emotional warmth that makes the deception even more potent. Though the movie flashes with a bit of dated style -- tilted cameras; shocking slams and bangs; a bit too much gloss over all -- it nevertheless gets you right in the gut; the experience is visceral. I am not enthralled with the ending, because it seems over the top and from another movie, which makes sense --the ending is actually a re-considered finale; test audiences wanted revenge, and wanted it complete and with venom. They got what they asked for.
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