Having done some work in the financial sector (during the dawning of the patriot act, pre and post 9/11, I had a gyst of what was going on here, 20 years prior to the tragedy and during the first days of the Reagan era. Money laundering is never mentioned in words, but the insinuations are there, particularly with the suicide of someone whom Jane Fonda believes will blow the whistle and give her evidence she needs to tie in with the murder of her husband, chairman of the board of a huge investment firm.
She doesn't seem too grief stricken over the death of her husband, beginning an affair with the handsome Kris Kristofferson right after. But she's no black widow either as it becomes clear of what is going on. Certainly, it's complex and I have to accept the fact that my ideas could be incorrect, but at any rate, I wasn't bored at all in this thriller that's irritating for certain convoluted details, but fascinating as it at least had me thinking.
Director Alan J. Paula, who's certainty had his share of classic thrillers, nearly strikes gold once again with this one. Hume Cronyn and Josef Sommer are powerful in supporting roles, and Fonda is fascinating to watch as she increases in her confidence and ultimately shock. But the best performance is Macon McCalman as the initially calm witness who suddenly is panic stricken as he is overcome by fear or guilt, possibly both. The ending is a rival to "The Manchurian Candidate" for its sudden twist, giving the viewer a glimpse into unimaginable possibilities and commenting on greed and panic and the terror that follows.
She doesn't seem too grief stricken over the death of her husband, beginning an affair with the handsome Kris Kristofferson right after. But she's no black widow either as it becomes clear of what is going on. Certainly, it's complex and I have to accept the fact that my ideas could be incorrect, but at any rate, I wasn't bored at all in this thriller that's irritating for certain convoluted details, but fascinating as it at least had me thinking.
Director Alan J. Paula, who's certainty had his share of classic thrillers, nearly strikes gold once again with this one. Hume Cronyn and Josef Sommer are powerful in supporting roles, and Fonda is fascinating to watch as she increases in her confidence and ultimately shock. But the best performance is Macon McCalman as the initially calm witness who suddenly is panic stricken as he is overcome by fear or guilt, possibly both. The ending is a rival to "The Manchurian Candidate" for its sudden twist, giving the viewer a glimpse into unimaginable possibilities and commenting on greed and panic and the terror that follows.