Killing me Softly (2002)

When a mainland Chinese director (Chen Kaige) known for his arthouse hits like "Farewell My Concubine" has the opportunity to direct his first English-language film, what does he choose?  Well, if he had any sense, it wouldn't be a farrago like this one -- I'm still trying to fathom why he involved himself with this movie.  Heather Graham, not much of an actress at the best of times, plays an American working in London and living with a good, but unexciting, bloke who loves her.  After a chance meeting with Joseph Fiennes she leaves her boyfriend -- because the sex with Fiennes is so great -- and on the wave of her passion marries the latter.  She then starts to have doubts since she knows little of his past and what she discovers is on the scary side.  Fiennes, like his brother, is a pretty good actor, but he comes across as so shifty and feral here that it was a little hard to suppress the occasional giggle.  Better luck next time Mr. Chen.