Fatal Affair
Netflix | Release Date (Streaming): July 16, 2020 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
34
METASCORE
Generally unfavorable reviews based on 10 Critic Reviews
Positive:
0
Mixed:
6
Negative:
4
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50
VarietyLisa KennedyJul 20, 2020
Ultimately, this movie isn’t “Us,” or any other shrewd riff on contemporary culture. You won’t make a fatal — or even near-fatal — error if you stream it. Sometimes a second-rate thriller is just a second-rate thriller. Read full review
50
Chicago Sun-TimesRichard RoeperJul 16, 2020
To call this a Netflix Original movie is only half-correct. True, it’s on Netflix, but no, there’s nothing original about this uninspired knockoff of “Fatal Attraction” (even the title and the poster borrow from that 1987 classic of the genre), which is marred by stilted dialogue, predictable plot turns and surprisingly halfhearted performances from a talented cast that acts as if they know this is slick garbage and they’re just trying to make it through the shoot so they can call their respective agents and say, “We need to talk.” Read full review
50
San Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalleJul 16, 2020
In any case, Fatal Affair is one of those lucky efforts in which everything good about it is good and everything bad about it is fun. The cheesiness is part of the experience. Read full review
50
RogerEbert.comNick AllenJul 16, 2020
Their game of cat-and-mouse is not meant to be original in the slightest, but there's no good reason for it to be this dull. Read full review
50
The Hollywood ReporterDavid RooneyJul 16, 2020
The result is a passably entertaining diversion, glossy and decently acted but devoid of any kind of edge. Read full review
42
IndieWireKate ErblandJul 16, 2020
Too chaste to be a “Fatal Attraction” ripoff and far too dull to approach the hammy charms of “Obsessed,” the greatest assets of Peter Sullivan’s Fatal Affair are stars Nia Long and Omar Epps. They keep this from looking and feeling like a limp Lifetime movie knockoff. Read full review
38
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Barry HertzJul 16, 2020
Fatal Affair will live up to the first half of its name, and you’ll be bored to death. Read full review
38
Chicago TribuneMichael PhillipsJul 16, 2020
Everything happens quickly in Fatal Affair, since it’s all plot and no character. These movies are what they are: disposable; full of shiny, unstained, high-end kitchen countertops. Read full review
20
The GuardianBenjamin LeeJul 16, 2020
There are no left turns or bumps along the way, just a smooth straightforward journey from cliche to cliche, boredom setting in fast. Read full review
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The New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisJul 16, 2020
There is so much recycled material in “Fatal Affair” that its carbon footprint must have been zero. Read full review
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