![]() ![]() ![]() Even Ali Larter didn't come off as psychotic as she could have.perhaps because underneath her lines was the feeling that she was thinking, "What in the world is THIS crap?" Beyonce was a relative nonentity (albeit a well-dressed one), but I'm sure that she and her father bankrolled this movie in further misguided efforts to try and prove that she is a Serious Actress (not to mention a vehicle for further promotion of the House of Dead Wrong-excuse me, the House of Dereon). Still, his character was a caricature of a pseudo-thug from New York who moved up the corporate ranks and added a veneer of sophistication over that thug image. A friend remarked that he was probably underacting in order not to overshadow Beyonce, and she was probably right. As for the acting.I never expected much of Beyonce in the first place (because she can't act, nor can she speak very well), but I was so disappointed in Idris Elba's performance. The movie is a remix of Fatal Attraction, but the plot is nowhere near as edgy and suspenseful. That is two hours of my life that I will never get back. A friend had free movie passes to see this movie-and on my birthday, of all days. ![]()
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