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<blockquote data-quote="Willie Oleson" data-source="post: 415183" data-attributes="member: 8">SINGLE WHITE FEMALE (1992)[ATTACH=full]55083[/ATTACH]Another rewatch, just to see how it holds up.After the obsessive ex-lover in Fatal Attraction and the obsessive fan in Misery, Single White Female further explores the stalker genre with an obsessive roommate/BFF.I don&#039;t remember if I experienced any surprises when I watched it back in the early 90s, but after having watched countless similar stories in both film and television I anticipated there weren&#039;t going to be any shockers this time. I think the best part in these stories are the moments when things get a little bit uncomfortable before it all spirals out of control, and I think that&#039;s why Notes On A Scandal&nbsp; is the best in the genre because it never stops being uncomfortable.Nevertheless, Jennifer Jason Leigh plays it convincingly deranged and even though I could predict almost every beat I was entertained from start to finish.It&#039;s also more erotic than the other stalker films.Moodswings featuring Chrissie Hynde&#039;s State Of Independence&nbsp; plays over the end credits, and since I didn&#039;t remember this cover version I guess there was a surprise after all.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Willie Oleson, post: 415183, member: 8"] SINGLE WHITE FEMALE (1992) [ATTACH type="full"]55083[/ATTACH] Another rewatch, just to see how it holds up. After the obsessive ex-lover in [I]Fatal Attraction[/I] and the obsessive fan in [I]Misery[/I], Single White Female further explores the stalker genre with an obsessive roommate/BFF. I don't remember if I experienced any surprises when I watched it back in the early 90s, but after having watched countless similar stories in both film and television I anticipated there weren't going to be any shockers this time. I think the best part in these stories are the moments when things get a little bit uncomfortable [I]before [/I] it all spirals out of control, and I think that's why [I]Notes On A Scandal[/I] is the best in the genre because it never stops being uncomfortable. Nevertheless, Jennifer Jason Leigh plays it convincingly deranged and even though I could predict almost every beat I was entertained from start to finish. It's also more erotic than the other stalker films. Moodswings featuring Chrissie Hynde's [I]State Of Independence[/I] plays over the end credits, and since I didn't remember this cover version I guess there [I]was[/I] a surprise after all. [/QUOTE]

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