Derailed

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If you're ever tempted to be unfaithful by a mysterious and sultry woman who looks like Jennifer Aniston, this movie will discourage you somewhat. You'll probably wind up being menaced by a French-speaking psycho.

Other than that, it's a pretty good thriller, although you have to drop your skepticism filter a few notches to buy into some of the twists and turns of the plot. Clive Owen is relentlessly dour through the entire spectacle, as his life slowly hurtles to seemingly inevitable ruin.

The "unrated" DVD is about 5 minutes longer than the R-rated theatrical release, but beats me if I can figure out what they might have added; it's still a pretty solid R. My theory is that they did this to appeal to potential customers hoping to see, um, something more from Ms. Aniston than you would see in a typical Friends rerun. Consumer alert: don't be deluded! This doesn't happen!


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