ABOUT.
IT’S FRIDAY.
LET’S FIND OUR JOY, RIGHT?
>> Kim: THAT’S RIGHT.
I LOVE USING EMOJIS IN ALL MY
TEXTS AND E-MAILS, TOO.
>>> GET THE POPCORN AND SNUGGLE
UP ON THE COUCH, IT’S TIME FOR
REEL TALK.
JOINING US NOW LIVE TO TALK
ABOUT THE NEW FLICK IS MOVIE
REVIEWER GREG RUSSELL.
HOW ARE YOU?
>> GREAT, HOW ARE YOU KIM?
>> Kim: NICE SEEING YOUR FACE, I
MISS SEEING YOU AROUND THE
STUDIO.
>> YOU AND TATI, I LOVE IT!
>> Kim: AND THE NEW MOVIE IS
FATAL AFFAIR.
AND NOW PEOPLE ARE KIND OF
SAYING THIS IS SIMILAR TO THE
MOVIE FATAL ATTRACTION. WHAT DO YOU THINK?
WHAT DO YOU THINK?
>> IT’S GOT SOME SIMILARITIES
BUT SEVERAL DIFFERENT THINGS
GOING ON WITH IT.
NOBODY IS IN A POT, SO YOU DON’T
HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT THAT.
IT’S TWO PEOPLE WHO KNEW EACH
OTHER 20 YEARS EARLIER IN
COLLEGE AND HAPPEN TO RUN INTO
EACH OTHER AND HAVE A DRINK AND
A COUPLE THINGS HAPPEN.
NEXT THING YOU KNOW, OMAR’S
CHARACTER BECOMES OBSESSED AND
HE TAKES CRAZY TO A WHOLE NEW
DIFFERENT LEVEL.
I SPOKE TO BOTH OF THEM ABOUT
THE FILM AND HERE’S WHAT THEY
HAD TO SAY.
>> YOU SEE THIS GUY AND YOU KNOW
HIM 20 YEARS AGO IN COLLEGE AND
THINK YOU CAN HAVE A SIMPLE
DRINK AND IT GOES STRAIGHT DOWN.
>> IT STARTS OFF AS JUST A
FRIENDLY MOMENT THAT TURNS INTO,
YOU KNOW, A TERRIFYING
EXPERIENCE.
IT’S HARD TO MAKE A FILM LIKE
THIS AND IT NOT BE PREDICTABLE
BECAUSE IT’S A SPECIFIC FORMULA
WHICH I LEARNED THESE FILMS, IN
ORDER TO BE SUCCESSFUL, THERE
ARE CERTAINLY ELEMENTS THAT THE
MOVIEGOERS WANT EVEN IF IT FEELS
LIKE IT’S PREDICTABLE. BUT IT’S NOT PREDICTABLE.
BUT IT’S NOT PREDICTABLE.
>> NO, IT’S NOT.
>> YOU’RE GIVING THEM WHAT THEY
WANT AT THE SAME TIME.
>> WITH OMAR, I’VE SEEN YOU PLAY
DIFFERENT CHARACTERS OVER THE
YEARS, AND YOU DO THIS GUY
REALLY GREAT AS FAR AS THE WAY
YOU PLAY HIM.
>> THAT’S THE PART OF THE REASON
WHY I WANTED TO BE INVOLVED WITH
THE PROJECT.
WHEN NIA CALLED ME AND WHEN I
READ THE ROLE, I IMMEDIATELY
JUMPED AT IT BECAUSE IT WAS A
DEPARTURE FROM WHAT PEOPLE ARE
SEEING ME DO.
SELFISHLY AS AN ACTOR, IT WAS SO
MUCH FUN TO DISCOVER THIS
CHARACTER AND SPOOK OUT PEOPLE
ON THE SET. >> FILM AND TELEVISION HAVE
>> FILM AND TELEVISION HAVE
ALWAYS BEEN USED AS A WAY TO
ESCAPE THROUGH THE TIME OF
HISTORY, LIKE IT’S JUST BEEN
USED AS A TOOL TO HELP US GET
THROUGH DIFFICULT TIMES.
SO I’M BANKING ON THAT.
I THINK I’M A SUCKER FOR THESE
KIND OF MOVIES.
YOU MAY KNOW WHAT’S GONNA HAPPEN
FROM THE BEGINNING, BUT IT’S THE
JOURNEY THAT MAKES IT
INTERESTING.
>> Kim: I LIKE HOW SHE
ACKNOWLEDGES IT’S PREDICTABLE.
BUT I WATCHED THE PREVIEWS AND I
WAS AFRAID ALREADY.
>> IF YOU LIKE LIFETIME MOVIES,
THIS IS REALLY UP YOUR ALLEY.
IT’S PREDICTABLE AND YOU KNOW
SOMETHING IS GOING TO HAPPEN AND
TO WHO, AND ALL LIKE THAT.
BUT IT’S INTERESTING WATCHING THE RIDE.
THE RIDE.
I WASHED IT -- WATCHED IT WITH
MY WIFE AND DAUGHTER AND THEY
WERE YELLING AT THE TV.
>> Kim: HOW MANY REELS?
>> I GIVE IT A 3.
IF YOU LIKE THIS KIND OF MOVIE,
YOU’LL LIKE IT.
IT’S ONLY AN HOUR AND A HALF.
SO IT WILL BE FUN TO KICK BACK
AND EAT SOME POPCORN THIS
WEEKEND.
>> Kim: AND YOU HAVE A BIG STAR
YOU’RE INTERVIEWING, WHO ARE YOU
TALKING TO?
>> THE ONE AND ONLY HILARY
SWANK.
SHE HAS "AWAY" COMING OUT IN THE
NEXT FEW WEEKS, SHE PLAYS AN
ASTRONAUT.
IT’S REALLY COMPELLING.
IT’S ALWAYS A GOOD TIME WHEN SHE
AND I GET TOGETHER.
>> Kim: THANK YOU FOR BEING WITH