Derailed

Derailed is the story of married T.V. executive Charles Schine (Owen) who begins an affair with Jennifer Aniston (Well, who wouldn’t?)
They get caught and then blackmailed by Vincent Cassel (from La Haine) who also rapes Aniston in the process. (It’s a happy tale, as you can probably see)
Charles then decides to take matters into his own hands to get back his money, and prevent his wife from finding out about his affair.
There is much more to the story than that, but Derailed is one of those films where if you tell too much about the story, you spoil it for all.
I liked Derailed, I thought the acting, script and the direction were all good. I liked the supporting characters played by RZA and, “Pimp my Ride” fave X to the Z or Xzibit as he likes to be known. (Although I think his real name of Alvin is much, much cooler. But that’s a different story)
Derailed is a good, solid psychological thriller, I recommend it for those who like to try and play detective during a film. At the end of the day though, the film is really all about Clive Owen, and more importantly, whether or not you like him. If you like Clive Owen, then I recommend this film for you. If however you hate the man who came number two in the race for the new James Bond, stay away from this film. Clive is on screen for about 99% of the film. And if you don’t like him, you probably won’t like the film.