Reading Braille as foreplay is floated as an Apex first and mocked from a blind person's perspective, like offering a spin in a wheelchair. — Wesley Morris
Killing someone with a snow globe is floated as a first, though it feels like there have been snow-globe murders before. — Bill Simmons
The first listed pick is the windstorm pickup: the Frenchman hits on Connie, gets her up to the apartment, and once she goes upstairs it is over; there is a wish that a wife would have declined and found a cab. — Bill Simmons
Connie's post-affair train ride, with the flashbacks and her expressions, is called a good one and number one. — Bill Simmons
The lunch with her two friends is liked as one of the best-written scenes, feeling like friends catching up while she has just had sex in the bathroom; the sequence is called peak Adrian Lyne, like an international-coffee commercial with sex in the middle. — Bill Simmons
Edward killing the French guy with the snow globe is another enjoyed scene. — Wesley Morris
Connie confronting Edward after finding the snow globe back in their house is picked, including his lines that he knew from the first day and wanted to kill her, not him. — Bill Simmons
The last half hour is called pretty good and the ambiguous ending is liked. — Bill Simmons
Edward's visit to Paul's SoHo apartment is walked through: a wide shot of him outside, Connie running out, and a bizarre interaction in which Paul is a dick, calls his life pedestrian and says the snow globe was a gift, leaving the killing half-justified. — Bill Simmons
Objection: Diane Lane would never have given her lover a gift from her husband that can be traced back to her; this is flagged for picking nits. — Wesley Morris
The hosts say Reiner saw nearly every young actor, was moved by Phoenix reading for Chris, and wondered about him as Gordy or Chris. — Bill Simmons
The hosts say Corey Haim auditioned for Gordy, the studio wanted him as Chris, and he turned it down to make Lucas; Haim would have been okay, but Wil Wheaton remains the first choice. — Bill Simmons
The hosts say David Dukes, Ted Bessell and Michael McKean preceded Dreyfuss for the adult Gordy; the hosts say a Dukes scene was shot and his far-away shot remains. — Bill Simmons
The hosts say the film was long called The Body until Columbia refused the title; calling it The Body would have been a mistake. — Chris Ryan
Douglas’s combination of this film, Wall Street and an Oscar is endorsed as his career peak. — Bill Simmons
Close’s commercial peak is distinguished from her best acting, with Dangerous Liaisons favored for performance and its Oscar loss lamented. — Wesley Morris
Archer is endorsed for her performance and appeal; swapping her and Close would undermine the film.
Bedford receives a yes. Female thriller villains are considered through the film’s influence, with concern about less sophisticated successors. — Wesley Morris
Lyne is endorsed for his best film, director nomination and proximity to Nine 1/2 Weeks; gated elevators win over Unfaithful.
