Chloe - 2009 * * *

Having seen the earlier and much better original French version of this movie I was really only watching this with a view to seeing if any parts had been done any differently or better. I needn't have worried as this American version barely did the original (Nathalie) any justice.

After suspecting her husband of having an affair, Julianne Moore's character hires Chloe, a prostitute to tempt her husband and see how he reacts. The story becomes more and more intense as Chloe becomes more and more unhinged with the film ending in a shocking climax. That is how I would have described the movie if I didn't already know what was going to happen. Certainly this movie will appeal to men who like seeing lesbian scenes as there manage to be a couple squeezed in here but as regards to the plot the earlier is far superior and eerie to this version. Hollywood seem to totally mess up remakes of brilliant French movies splattering them with too much going on in every scene as opposed to the slow-building suspense that comes from the original. To be fair though the ending will shock you, I wonder how many people will realise beforehand...?