Fans of “The Wire” and “The Office” are already familiar with the talents of Idris Elba. The twist in this film that makes it different from “Fatal Attraction” is that Elba’s husband character is entirely innocent of any extra-marital activity, unlike Michael Douglas in “Fatal Attraction.” Even though the Douglas character did not deserve the troubles that he faced in that earlier film, you always knew that he was responsible for them due to his choice to be unfaithful to his wife.

In this film, to his credit Idris Elba, rejects the advances of the persistent Ali Larter’s character on numerous occasions. Sure, he could have told his wife about the initial advances of the obsessed temp and perhaps saved himself some of the strains to his marriage but such would have done nothing to affect the behavior of the obsessed woman who was not going to give up her quest. Elba’s husband was simply in an impossible situation. Telling his wife, co-workers, and even the police was not going to get him out of the box that he found himself in.

I found Ali Larter’s performance to be even more frightening than Glenn Close’s in “Fatal Attraction” since unlike Close, she exhibited no outward visible manifestations of a mental illness. A casual observer in the office might have noticed her interest and attraction to the Elba character, but who would have suspected the sort of obsessive behavior that she was capable of once she was outside of the office environment?

Although the film’s ultimate conclusion was fairly predictable, it was exciting and satisfying. If you enjoy films like “Fatal Attraction,” “The Hand That Rocks the Cradle,” “Basic Instinct” and “Disclosure,” watching this one would be a great way to spend an evening.
Rating: 4 / 5

I don’t know why Amazon doesn’t offer the U.S. Version of Halo that features not only the radio edit but the following 4 Club remixes:

The Dave Aude Club Remix, Dj Gomi’s remix (A House scorcher), Karmatronic Club and the Lost Daze Club remix. The songs vary from 7 to 9 minutes each and I’m sure that you will find one of them irrestible as each has their own style or flavour!

We, loyal music fans need to demand a better product. Why create a cd single with just two tracks? The sad part is that there exists 10 different dance mixes of Halo but some are only available in England or Europe while others only in the United States. Of the ten, the top three are found on this U.S. release.

I bought mine on Ebay for under $ 10 and it has not disappointed! Get it while you still can as it is only an limited edition pressing.
Rating: 4 / 5