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I seriously don't think I have seen a single feature film dealing purely with a woman being sexually harassed by a male superior. Apparently, it's so common that we take it for granted. But one privileged male (Michael Douglas's character) gets groped by a former lover who now happens to be his boss, and all of Hollywood and mainstream America is buzzing about this "very interesting" storyline.

As I've said before in another review, Michael Douglas plays the white male victim role really well. His characters manage to cavalierly fool around with various female maniacs, and he still comes out as being the good guy. Also, his female co-stars seem to stay the same age as he hideously ages.

In three films of his, "Fatal Attraction", "Basic Instinct", and this one, the sexuality of the main female characters is portrayed as sultry and evil, while the wives in "Fatal" and "Disclosure" are portrayed as plain, obedient and virginal. What are the male directors of these movies trying to say with this stark contrast?

Feel free to skip this movie if you wish to not hear a well-off middle aged man complain about how he has been wronged.