Derailed (2005)
Derailed is a film that tries to be one of those film noirs of the late 40’s and 50’s. You know the movie where the protagonist is a SAP, and it’s the femme fatale that does him in. There are dozens of films that I could name that follow that formula, and Derailed is sort of a throw back to one of those films. Of course there is considerable updating in the film, and the filmmakers put a few twists and turns to keep the audience on their toes, and to put their own spin on this true and tried formula. Derailed stars Clive Owen and Jennifer Aniston . The film is directed by Mikael Håfström ,who brought you last year the film 1408 starring John Cusack . As I’ve said before this film tries to take the standard noir film and turn it on its ears. If you’re a fan of the genre you’ll see the plot points coming a mile a minute, but what director Mikael Håfström does in the beginning of the film is interesting. Håfström creates a reality that is dismal, and made up of monotony & despera...