Single White Female

REVIEW
Schroeder jumps on the Hollywood Formula bandwagon, and thanks to his deft touch, what should have been a flimsy roommate-from-hell thriller is, for the most part, a potent psychological suspenser. Leigh is the aforementioned roomie, who answers Fonda's ad to share her New York apartment. A mousy woman with no discernable personality of her own, Leigh becomes infatuated with the hipness of Fonda's breezy demeanor. This "crush," however, soon gives way to jealousy when Fonda reenters the dating game. Though lacking the stylish trappings of a Fatal Attraction, or even that film's narrative strengths, it is Leigh and Fonda's strong performances which elevate this tale above the ordinary.