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Dream Lover (1993)

Rate: 4
Viewed: 11/08

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11/08: Um, I have a better idea as to what the husband's course of action should be: how about hiring a private detective to gather evidence on his wife's infidelities to make the divorce case easy-peasy?

But noooo...we have to go the hard way in Dream Lover. As always, I'm a sucker for James Spader's films. I wish he would pick better material to work with although I'm sure he found this one alluring.

The first fifteen minutes starts off badly, and then it gets better, thanks to the wonderful chemistry between James Spader and Mädchen Amick. I was hoping the rest of the film would give 9½ Weeks a run for its money. Unfortunately, it comes apart at the seams due to how one-dimensional Mädchen Amick's character is. The way the plot unfolds goes too far for what's supposed to be an intelligent mystery. At least, the final twist is surprising and unpredictable.

All in all, I don't mind watching Dream Lover again solely for James Spader, but the filmmakers should learn to limit the opening credits to no more than one minute.