This film had a lot going for it: Decent dialogue, and great acting by Perkins and Chaplin.The cinematography is pretty good for a low-budget, minimalist film too. The problem is the ending.
Perhaps I'm to blame for expecting an over-the-top movie like Fatal Attraction. I expected a slightly more profound, emotional climax after all the buildup. The stalker character seems legitimately deranged, albeit in a subtle, slow-burning, methodical way. But the character is wasted. Whereas Fatal Attraction had a cartoon ending, here it is a pathetic whimper. The film intensifies the paranoia, and it does manage a good twist. All the characters are well rounded, and the story had a lot of potential, but it doesn't really go anywhere. It just looks that way because the film ends so inexplicably and abruptly, so you are left confused by her scheme. Apparently all the antagonist was after was her ex-husband's credit cards. She does manage to screw up his life a bit, but it almost seems coincidental.
Perhaps I'm to blame for expecting an over-the-top movie like Fatal Attraction. I expected a slightly more profound, emotional climax after all the buildup. The stalker character seems legitimately deranged, albeit in a subtle, slow-burning, methodical way. But the character is wasted. Whereas Fatal Attraction had a cartoon ending, here it is a pathetic whimper. The film intensifies the paranoia, and it does manage a good twist. All the characters are well rounded, and the story had a lot of potential, but it doesn't really go anywhere. It just looks that way because the film ends so inexplicably and abruptly, so you are left confused by her scheme. Apparently all the antagonist was after was her ex-husband's credit cards. She does manage to screw up his life a bit, but it almost seems coincidental.