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Derailed (Mikael Hafstrom, USA, 2005) September 2, 2006

Posted by Daniel Stephens in : 2000s, Drama, Film reviews, Thriller/Suspense, Crime , trackback

Dir. Mikael Hafstrom; screenplay by Stuart Beattie; starring Vincent Cassel, Jennifer Aniston, Clive Owen

Finally, Jennifer Aniston is in a decent film (although ‘Along Came Polly’ was quite good) where she doesn’t play a ‘Rachel from Friends’ clone. Hafstrom’s Hitchcockian thriller sees Clive Owen becoming embroiled in a dangerous game of deceit after he cheats on his wife. The plot twist can be seen a mile off, but Owen and Cassell offer excellent performances, and Hafstrom keeps the audience on their toes with some well-timed red-herrings.

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