Diabolique (1996) D: Jeremiah S. Chechik. Sharon Stone, Isabelle Adjani, Chazz Palminteri, Kathy Bates, Spalding Gray, Shirley Knight, Allen Garfield, Adam Hann-Byrd, Diana Bellamy. The wife (Adjani) and mistress (Stone) of a cruel, despicable schoolmaster (Palminteri) decide enough is enough and murder him. But when his dead body turns up missing after they dump it, it all becomes a cat-and-mouse game between them and a police detective (Bates), who resembles a female Lt. Columbo. The acting is decent considering the talent involved here and the suspense holds up for the most part (especially when it leads up to a completely unexpected twist towards the end), however the ending is so ludicrous that the film loses two points. Two out of three main characters completely change their traits and characteristics just so they can tack on this dumb ending. Decent, if unspectacular, thriller. RATING: 6 out of 10. Rated R for violence, profanity, and sexual situations.
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