Derailed (2005) 6/10

Starring : Clive Owen, Jennifer Aniston, Vincent Cassel, Melissa George, Giancarlo Esposito
Director : Mikael Hafstrom
Running Time : 102 mins

When businessman Charles Schine (Owen) meets Lucinda Harris (Aniston) on his morning train, they decide to start an elicit affair, but when they are held at gunpoint and robbed during their first attempt at infidelity, they find themselves being blackmailed by the thief, LaRoche (Cassel) who threatens to expose their relationship to their families.

Within the first half hour or so, this movie becomes quite uncomfortable to watch, but once the twist (and what a twist) is revealed this actually becomes an enjoyable thriller. Owen and Aniston are pretty mediocre in the lead roles, but Cassel makes the movie with his overbearing performance as the blackmailer.

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