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* EvilIsSexy: Lisa.
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* HarsherInHindsight: Beyonce playing a wife outraged over her husband's apparent affair with another woman took on new significance after her own husband Jay-Z's infidelity, the fallout from which sparked her emotive album Lemonade. This even lead to many new viewers [[MemeticMutation jokingly referring to Ali Larter's character as Becky With the Good Hair.]]
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* HarsherInHindsight: Beyonce Music/{{Beyonce}} playing a wife outraged over her husband's apparent affair with another woman took on new significance after her own husband Jay-Z's infidelity, the fallout from which sparked her emotive album Lemonade. This even lead to many new viewers [[MemeticMutation jokingly referring to Ali Larter's character as Becky With the Good Hair.]]
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* HarsherInHindsight: Beyonce playing a wife outraged over her husband's apparent infidelity with another woman took on new significance after her husband Jay-Z's affair, the fallout from which sparked her album Lemonade. This even lead to many new viewers [[MemeticMutation referring to Ali Larter's character as Becky With the Good Hair.]]
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* HarsherInHindsight: Beyonce playing a wife outraged over her husband's apparent infidelity affair with another woman took on new significance after her own husband Jay-Z's affair, infidelity, the fallout from which sparked her emotive album Lemonade. This even lead to many new viewers [[MemeticMutation jokingly referring to Ali Larter's character as Becky With the Good Hair.]]
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* HarsherInHindsight: Beyonce playing a wife outraged over her husband's apparent infidelity with another woman took on new significance after her husband Jay-Z's affair, the fallout from which sparked her album Lemonade. This even lead to many new viewers [[MemeticMutation referring to Ali Larter's character as Becky With the Good Hair.]]
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* CultClassic: While the film brings nothing new and has been done before, there's a reason why it has gained an audience that loves its [[SoBadItsGood certain appeal.]]
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* CultClassic: While the film brings nothing new and has been done before, there's a reason why it has gained an audience that loves its [[SoBadItsGood certain appeal.]]appeal]].
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* UnintentionallyUnsympathetic: Both Mr. and Mrs. Charles are this, but moreso Sharon. Derek is this for not telling anyone about what Lisa was doing to him (even if he couldn't tell Sharon because of the aforementioned "reason" listed under AssPull, [[FridgeLogic he could have at least told Human Resources or his higher ups sooner since as both being with the job longer and in a high-ranking position, they would have taken him seriously.]]) Sharon is this for being the unlikeable paranoid harpy of a housewife who was so obsessed with the notion of Derek cheating on her that even when it seemed that he did cheat (but really didn't; it just was all painted really badly for him), [[SelfFulfillingProphecy she was more than happy to jump to that conclusion and kick him out just to prove her own suspicions right.]]
* WhatAnIdiot:
** Derek is first accosted by Lisa at the Christmas party against his will via kissing and groping him.\\
'''You'd Expect:''' That he would report it to HR and/or his superiors.\\
'''Instead:''' He tells his coworker Ben, who not only finds the situation ''funny'' but also convinces him not to report the harassment due to his [[UsefulNotes/VictimBlaming past behavior of flirting with his female secretaries.]]
** Later on, Lisa then flashes him in the car and sends him harassing emails.\\
'''You'd Now Expect:''' For him to tell his job or Sharon anyway, as not only is this a pattern, he now also has more evidence.\\
'''Instead:''' He sits on the information again due to Sharon being upset about her [[AssPull out of nowhere sister]] being cheated on by her husband, who's leaving her, and Lisa transferring from the job, which foolishly causes him to believe that the behavior has stopped.
** Towards the climax of the film, Lisa walks in on the babysitter, home alone with Kyle, pretending that she's an old friend of Sharon's and even mimes a phone call with her saying that her presence is okay.\\
'''You'd Expect:''' For the girl to call her out of her bluff, get her to leave or at the very least protect Kyle from this stranger.\\
'''Instead:''' The dumb girl falls for her lies hook, line and sinker. Predictably, Lisa briefly absconded with Kyle, with the babysitter's only excuse (if you can even call it that) upon the Charles' learning of the boy's disappearance is her repeated crying out "You said it was okay!"\\
'''Furthermore:''' Seriously, no locks on the front door at night or removal of the keys from underneath the welcome mat even with this crazy woman on the loose?
* WhatAnIdiot:
** Derek is first accosted by Lisa at the Christmas party against his will via kissing and groping him.\\
'''You'd Expect:''' That he would report it to HR and/or his superiors.\\
'''Instead:''' He tells his coworker Ben, who not only finds the situation ''funny'' but also convinces him not to report the harassment due to his [[UsefulNotes/VictimBlaming past behavior of flirting with his female secretaries.]]
** Later on, Lisa then flashes him in the car and sends him harassing emails.\\
'''You'd Now Expect:''' For him to tell his job or Sharon anyway, as not only is this a pattern, he now also has more evidence.\\
'''Instead:''' He sits on the information again due to Sharon being upset about her [[AssPull out of nowhere sister]] being cheated on by her husband, who's leaving her, and Lisa transferring from the job, which foolishly causes him to believe that the behavior has stopped.
** Towards the climax of the film, Lisa walks in on the babysitter, home alone with Kyle, pretending that she's an old friend of Sharon's and even mimes a phone call with her saying that her presence is okay.\\
'''You'd Expect:''' For the girl to call her out of her bluff, get her to leave or at the very least protect Kyle from this stranger.\\
'''Instead:''' The dumb girl falls for her lies hook, line and sinker. Predictably, Lisa briefly absconded with Kyle, with the babysitter's only excuse (if you can even call it that) upon the Charles' learning of the boy's disappearance is her repeated crying out "You said it was okay!"\\
'''Furthermore:''' Seriously, no locks on the front door at night or removal of the keys from underneath the welcome mat even with this crazy woman on the loose?
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* UnintentionallyUnsympathetic: Both Mr. and Mrs. Charles are this, but moreso Sharon. Derek is this for not telling anyone about what Lisa was doing to him (even if he couldn't tell Sharon because of the aforementioned "reason" listed under AssPull, [[FridgeLogic he could have at least told Human Resources or his higher ups sooner since as both being with the job longer and in a high-ranking position, they would have taken him seriously.]]) Sharon is this for being the unlikeable paranoid harpy of a housewife who was so obsessed with the notion of Derek cheating on her that even when it seemed that he did cheat (but really didn't; it just was all painted really badly for him), [[SelfFulfillingProphecy she was more than happy to jump to that conclusion and kick him out just to prove her own suspicions right.]]
* WhatAnIdiot:
** Derek is first accosted by Lisa at the Christmas party against his will via kissing and groping him.\\
'''You'd Expect:''' That he would report it to HR and/or his superiors.\\
'''Instead:''' He tells his coworker Ben, who not only finds the situation ''funny'' but also convinces him not to report the harassment due to his [[UsefulNotes/VictimBlaming past behavior of flirting with his female secretaries.]]
** Later on, Lisa then flashes him in the car and sends him harassing emails.\\
'''You'd Now Expect:''' For him to tell his job or Sharon anyway, as not only is this a pattern, he now also has more evidence.\\
'''Instead:''' He sits on the information again due to Sharon being upset about her [[AssPull out of nowhere sister]] being cheated on by her husband, who's leaving her, and Lisa transferring from the job, which foolishly causes him to believe that the behavior has stopped.
** Towards the climax of the film, Lisa walks in on the babysitter, home alone with Kyle, pretending that she's an old friend of Sharon's and even mimes a phone call with her saying that her presence is okay.\\
'''You'd Expect:''' For the girl to call her out of her bluff, get her to leave or at the very least protect Kyle from this stranger.\\
'''Instead:''' The dumb girl falls for her lies hook, line and sinker. Predictably, Lisa briefly absconded with Kyle, with the babysitter's only excuse (if you can even call it that) upon the Charles' learning of the boy's disappearance is her repeated crying out "You said it was okay!"\\
'''Furthermore:''' Seriously, no locks on the front door at night or removal of the keys from underneath the welcome mat even with this crazy woman on the loose?]]
* WhatAnIdiot:
** Derek is first accosted by Lisa at the Christmas party against his will via kissing and groping him.\\
'''You'd Expect:''' That he would report it to HR and/or his superiors.\\
'''Instead:''' He tells his coworker Ben, who not only finds the situation ''funny'' but also convinces him not to report the harassment due to his [[UsefulNotes/VictimBlaming past behavior of flirting with his female secretaries.]]
** Later on, Lisa then flashes him in the car and sends him harassing emails.\\
'''You'd Now Expect:''' For him to tell his job or Sharon anyway, as not only is this a pattern, he now also has more evidence.\\
'''Instead:''' He sits on the information again due to Sharon being upset about her [[AssPull out of nowhere sister]] being cheated on by her husband, who's leaving her, and Lisa transferring from the job, which foolishly causes him to believe that the behavior has stopped.
** Towards the climax of the film, Lisa walks in on the babysitter, home alone with Kyle, pretending that she's an old friend of Sharon's and even mimes a phone call with her saying that her presence is okay.\\
'''You'd Expect:''' For the girl to call her out of her bluff, get her to leave or at the very least protect Kyle from this stranger.\\
'''Instead:''' The dumb girl falls for her lies hook, line and sinker. Predictably, Lisa briefly absconded with Kyle, with the babysitter's only excuse (if you can even call it that) upon the Charles' learning of the boy's disappearance is her repeated crying out "You said it was okay!"\\
'''Furthermore:''' Seriously, no locks on the front door at night or removal of the keys from underneath the welcome mat even with this crazy woman on the loose?
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* WhatAnIdiot: The last 45 minutes qualify from all sides; Derek, Sharon, Lisa, the detective, the babysitter...
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* WhatAnIdiot: The last 45 minutes qualify WhatAnIdiot:
** Derek is first accosted by Lisa at the Christmas party against his will via kissing and groping him.\\
'''You'd Expect:''' That he would report it to HR and/or his superiors.\\
'''Instead:''' He tells his coworker Ben, who not only finds the situation ''funny'' but also convinces him not to report the harassment due to his [[UsefulNotes/VictimBlaming past behavior of flirting with his female secretaries.]]
** Later on, Lisa then flashes him in the car and sends him harassing emails.\\
'''You'd Now Expect:''' For him to tell his job or Sharon anyway, as not only is this a pattern, he now also has more evidence.\\
'''Instead:''' He sits on the information again due to Sharon being upset about her [[AssPull out of nowhere sister]] being cheated on by her husband, who's leaving her, and Lisa transferring fromall sides; Derek, Sharon, Lisa, the detective, job, which foolishly causes him to believe that the babysitter...behavior has stopped.
** Towards the climax of the film, Lisa walks in on the babysitter, home alone with Kyle, pretending that she's an old friend of Sharon's and even mimes a phone call with her saying that her presence is okay.\\
'''You'd Expect:''' For the girl to call her out of her bluff, get her to leave or at the very least protect Kyle from this stranger.\\
'''Instead:''' The dumb girl falls for her lies hook, line and sinker. Predictably, Lisa briefly absconded with Kyle, with the babysitter's only excuse (if you can even call it that) upon the Charles' learning of the boy's disappearance is her repeated crying out "You said it was okay!"\\
'''Furthermore:''' Seriously, no locks on the front door at night or removal of the keys from underneath the welcome mat even with this crazy woman on the loose?
** Derek is first accosted by Lisa at the Christmas party against his will via kissing and groping him.\\
'''You'd Expect:''' That he would report it to HR and/or his superiors.\\
'''Instead:''' He tells his coworker Ben, who not only finds the situation ''funny'' but also convinces him not to report the harassment due to his [[UsefulNotes/VictimBlaming past behavior of flirting with his female secretaries.]]
** Later on, Lisa then flashes him in the car and sends him harassing emails.\\
'''You'd Now Expect:''' For him to tell his job or Sharon anyway, as not only is this a pattern, he now also has more evidence.\\
'''Instead:''' He sits on the information again due to Sharon being upset about her [[AssPull out of nowhere sister]] being cheated on by her husband, who's leaving her, and Lisa transferring from
** Towards the climax of the film, Lisa walks in on the babysitter, home alone with Kyle, pretending that she's an old friend of Sharon's and even mimes a phone call with her saying that her presence is okay.\\
'''You'd Expect:''' For the girl to call her out of her bluff, get her to leave or at the very least protect Kyle from this stranger.\\
'''Instead:''' The dumb girl falls for her lies hook, line and sinker. Predictably, Lisa briefly absconded with Kyle, with the babysitter's only excuse (if you can even call it that) upon the Charles' learning of the boy's disappearance is her repeated crying out "You said it was okay!"\\
'''Furthermore:''' Seriously, no locks on the front door at night or removal of the keys from underneath the welcome mat even with this crazy woman on the loose?
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** The FallingChandelierOfDoom at the end isn't some outsized, obviously heavy chandelier covered in glass ornamentation like the trope usually calls for, but rather the kind of modern, minimalist fixture that would only weigh about 15 pounds at the most. If someone could survive a 20-foot drop through a glass table, they could easily survive that thing falling on them, too.
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* FamilyUnfriendlyAesop: Are you being sexually harrassed at your job by a mentally ill coworker? Don't bother telling anyone of relevance about it, including your spouse; just confide in your sexist best friend and try to solve it almost single-handedly on your own with a few stern (and completely ineffectual) confrontations with this person!
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* RootingForTheEmpire: Some fans found Beyonce's character Sharon so obnoxious they found Lisa more tolerable, and starting wishing she would win in their catfight later in the film.
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* RootingForTheEmpire: Some fans found Beyonce's character Sharon so obnoxious they found Lisa more tolerable, and starting started wishing she would win in their catfight later in the film.film.
* SignatureScene: Lisa's attempt to seduce Derek in his car with her overcoat. Also [[spoiler: the final catfight between Lisa and Sharon]].
* SignatureScene: Lisa's attempt to seduce Derek in his car with her overcoat. Also [[spoiler: the final catfight between Lisa and Sharon]].
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* AssPull: Just as Derek was going to tell Sharon about what happened at the Christmas party regarding Lisa coming on to him, she tells him about her sister's husband cheating on her, leaving her for the other woman and how much anger and hurt she has regarding the situation, so he decides not to tell her. Neither the situation nor the sister are ever mentioned again throughout the movie.
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* AssPull: Just as Derek was going to tell Sharon about what happened at the Christmas party regarding Lisa coming on to him, she tells him about her sister's husband cheating on her, leaving her and their three children for the other woman and how much anger and hurt she has regarding the situation, situation (especially since she said [[TalkingDownTheSuicidal she was talking her off of the ledge)]], so he decides not to tell her. Neither the situation nor the sister are ever mentioned again throughout the movie.
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* CultClassicCultClassic: While the film brings nothing new and has been done before, there's a reason why it has gained an audience that loves its [[SoBadItsGood certain appeal.]]
* FamilyUnfriendlyAesop: Are you being sexually harrassed at your job by a mentally ill coworker? Don't bother telling anyone of relevance about it, including your spouse; just confide in your sexist best friend and try to solve it almost single-handedly on your own with a few stern (and completely ineffectual) confrontations with this person!
* FamilyUnfriendlyAesop: Are you being sexually harrassed at your job by a mentally ill coworker? Don't bother telling anyone of relevance about it, including your spouse; just confide in your sexist best friend and try to solve it almost single-handedly on your own with a few stern (and completely ineffectual) confrontations with this person!
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* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot [=/=] TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodCharacter: As critics have pointed out, there was so much could have been done with the character of Lisa Sheridan and the plot itself, such as explore the interracial conflict between the Black couple and the White woman coming between them as well as Lisa herself. The film never gives a reason as to why she became so obsessed with Derek. The possibility of her having some sort of mental illness is implied, but never explored further.
* TookTheBadFilmSeriously: As silly as her material is, Ali Larter actually turns out a pretty solid and entertaining performance as a mentally unstable and unhinged stalker. Enough so that most viewers were rooting for her to kill the protagonists
* TookTheBadFilmSeriously: As silly as her material is, Ali Larter actually turns out a pretty solid and entertaining performance as a mentally unstable and unhinged stalker. Enough so that most viewers were rooting for her to kill the protagonists
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* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot [=/=] TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodCharacter: As critics have pointed out, there was so much could have been done with the character of Lisa Sheridan character and the plot itself, such as explore the interracial conflict between the Black couple and the White woman coming between them as well as Lisa herself. The film never gives a reason as to why she became so obsessed with Derek. The possibility of her having some sort of mental illness is implied, but never explored further.
* TookTheBadFilmSeriously: As silly as her material is, Ali Larter actually turns out a pretty solid and entertaining performance as a mentally unstable and unhinged stalker. Enough so that most viewers were rooting for her to kill theprotagonistsprotagonists.
* TookTheBadFilmSeriously: As silly as her material is, Ali Larter actually turns out a pretty solid and entertaining performance as a mentally unstable and unhinged stalker. Enough so that most viewers were rooting for her to kill the
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* TookTheBadFilmSeriously: As silly as her material is, Ali Larter actually turns out a pretty solid and entertaining performance as a mentally unstable and unhinged stalker. Enough so that most viewers were rooting for her to kill the protagonists
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* BillingDisplacement: Subverted. While Idris Elba is [[RetroactiveRecognition more recognizable to audiences nowadays]], audiences still wondered by a virtual unknown received top billing over two more well-known actresses.
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* BillingDisplacement: Subverted. While Idris Elba is [[RetroactiveRecognition more recognizable to audiences nowadays]], audiences still wondered by why a virtual virtually unknown actor received top billing over two more well-known actresses.
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* WhatAnIdiot: The last 45 minutes qualify from all sides; Derek, Sharon, Lisa, the detective, the babysitter...
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* WhatAnIdiot: The last 45 minutes qualify from all sides; Derek, Sharon, Lisa, the detective, the babysitter...
babysitter...
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* RootingForTheEmpire: Some fans found Beyonce's character Sharon so obnoxious they found Lisa more tolerable, and starting wishing she would win in their catfight later in the film.
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** [[MakesAsMuchSenseInContext The winking smiley face email.]]
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** [[MakesAsMuchSenseInContext [[MakesJustAsMuchSenseInContext The winking smiley face email.]]
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* TheyCopiedItNowItSucks: This is little more than an updated version of Film/FatalAttraction, except not nearly as good and far more unintentional comedy.
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* TheyCopiedItNowItSucks: TheyCopiedItSoItSucks: This is little more than an updated version of Film/FatalAttraction, except not nearly as good and far more unintentional comedy.
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* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot [=/=] TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodCharacter: As critics have pointed out, there was so much could have been done with the character of Lisa Sheridan and the plot itself, such as explore the interracial conflict between the Black couple and the White woman coming between them as well as Lisa herself. The film never gives a reason as to why she became so obsessed with Derek. The possibility of her having some sort of mental illness is implied, but never explored further. Sadly, none of this lack of effort helps [[UnfortunateImplications the integrity of the movie.]]
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* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot [=/=] TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodCharacter: As critics have pointed out, there was so much could have been done with the character of Lisa Sheridan and the plot itself, such as explore the interracial conflict between the Black couple and the White woman coming between them as well as Lisa herself. The film never gives a reason as to why she became so obsessed with Derek. The possibility of her having some sort of mental illness is implied, but never explored further. Sadly, none of this lack of effort helps [[UnfortunateImplications the integrity of the movie.]]
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It's so nice that in the midst of all that anger, she can still think of a (rather nice) hotel for him to stay at.
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** It's so nice that in the midst of all that anger, she can still think of a (rather nice) hotel for him to stay at.
** Sharon's dialogue is just as bad: "You ''touched'' my child?" "She was ''naked'' in your ''bed''?"
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* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot [=/=] TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodCharacter: As critics have pointed out, there was so much could have been done with the character of Lisa Sheridan and the plot itself, such as explore the interracial conflict between the Black couple and the White woman coming between them as well as Lisa herself. The film never gives a reason as to why she became so obsessed with Derek. The possibility of her having some sort of mental illness is implied, but never explored further.
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* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot [=/=] TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodCharacter: As critics have pointed out, there was so much could have been done with the character of Lisa Sheridan and the plot itself, such as explore the interracial conflict between the Black couple and the White woman coming between them as well as Lisa herself. The film never gives a reason as to why she became so obsessed with Derek. The possibility of her having some sort of mental illness is implied, but never explored further. Sadly, none of this lack of effort helps [[UnfortunateImplications the integrity of the movie.]]
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* AssPull: Just as Derek was going to tell Sharon about what happened at the Christmas party regarding Lisa coming on to him, she tells him about her sister's husband cheating on her and how much anger and hurt she has regarding the situation, so he decides not to tell her. Neither the situation nor the sister are ever mentioned again throughout the movie.
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* AssPull: Just as Derek was going to tell Sharon about what happened at the Christmas party regarding Lisa coming on to him, she tells him about her sister's husband cheating on her, leaving her for the other woman and how much anger and hurt she has regarding the situation, so he decides not to tell her. Neither the situation nor the sister are ever mentioned again throughout the movie.
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* {{Narm}}: During the big blow-up after the "affair" was revealed and Sharon yells for him to grab his things and leave, this exchange occurred:
-->'''Charles''': Where am I supposed to go?!
-->'''Sharon''': TO HELL! But until then, may I suggest the Four Seasons?!
It's so nice that in the midst of all that anger, she can still think of a (rather nice) hotel for him to stay at.
** [[MakesAsMuchSenseInContext The winking smiley face email.]]
-->'''Charles''': Where am I supposed to go?!
-->'''Sharon''': TO HELL! But until then, may I suggest the Four Seasons?!
It's so nice that in the midst of all that anger, she can still think of a (rather nice) hotel for him to stay at.
** [[MakesAsMuchSenseInContext The winking smiley face email.]]
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* TheyCopiedItNowItSucks: This is little more than an updated version of Film/FatalAttraction, except not nearly as good and far more unintentional comedy.
* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot [=/=] TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodCharacter: As critics have pointed out, there was so much could have been done with the character of Lisa Sheridan and the plot itself, such as explore the interracial conflict between the Black couple and the White woman coming between them as well as Lisa herself. The film never gives a reason as to why she became so obsessed with Derek. The possibility of her having some sort of mental illness is implied, but never explored further.
* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot [=/=] TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodCharacter: As critics have pointed out, there was so much could have been done with the character of Lisa Sheridan and the plot itself, such as explore the interracial conflict between the Black couple and the White woman coming between them as well as Lisa herself. The film never gives a reason as to why she became so obsessed with Derek. The possibility of her having some sort of mental illness is implied, but never explored further.
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* WhatAnIdiot: The last 45 minutes qualify from all sides; Derek, Sharon, Lisa, the detective, the babysitter...
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* AssPull: Just as Derek was going to tell Sharon about what happened at the Christmas party regarding Lisa coming on to him, she tells him about her sister's husband cheating on her and how much anger and hurt she has regarding the situation, so he decides not to tell her. Neither the situation nor the sister are ever mentioned again throughout the movie.
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* EvilIsSexyEvilIsSexy: Lisa.
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* UnintentionallyUnsympathetic: Both Mr. and Mrs. Charles are this, but moreso Sharon. Derek is this for not telling anyone about what Lisa was doing to him (even if he couldn't tell Sharon because of the aforementioned "reason" listed under AssPull, [[FridgeLogic he could have at least told Human Resources or his higher ups sooner since as both being with the job longer and in a high-ranking position, they would have taken him seriously.]]) Sharon is this for being the unlikeable paranoid harpy of a housewife who was so obsessed with the notion of Derek cheating on her that even when it seemed that he did cheat (but really didn't; it just was all painted really badly for him), [[SelfFulfillingProphecy she was more than happy to jump to that conclusion and kick him out just to prove her own suspicions right.]]
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* UnfortunateImplications: Derek's work "friend" doesn't see what all the big fuss is about with Lisa's behavior towards him. That's right, not only does he not care about the problems it causes in his so-called friend/boss' life OR marriage, but [[DoubleStandardStalkingFemaleAfterMale also thinks her obsession with him is hot.]]
** He does show genuine concern when Derick tells him about Lisa's advances.
** Also the fact that despite there's a psychotic and obviously dangerous woman on the loose who not only tried to [[spoiler: commit suicide and ''kidnapped your own son'']], [[WhatAnIdiot Derek sees nothing wrong with going to work the next day like nothing has happened]], which implies that he residually feels the same way.
** He does show genuine concern when Derick tells him about Lisa's advances.
** Also the fact that despite there's a psychotic and obviously dangerous woman on the loose who not only tried to [[spoiler: commit suicide and ''kidnapped your own son'']], [[WhatAnIdiot Derek sees nothing wrong with going to work the next day like nothing has happened]], which implies that he residually feels the same way.
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** He does show genuine concern when Derick tells him about Lisa's advances.
** Also the fact that despite there's a psychotic and obviously dangerous woman on the loose who not only tried to [[spoiler: commit suicide and ''kidnapped your own son'']], [[WhatAnIdiot Derek sees nothing wrong with going to work the next day like nothing has happened]], which implies that he residually feels the same way.
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* UnfortunateImplications: Derek's work "friend" doesn't see what all the big fuss is about with Lisa's behavior towards him. That's right, not only does he not care about the problems it causes in his so-called friend/boss' life OR marriage, but [[DoubleStandardStalkingFemaleAfterMale also thinks her obsession with him is hot.]]
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* UnfortunateImplications: Derek's work "friend" doesn't see what all the big fuss is about with Lisa's behavior towards him. That's right, not only does he not care about the problems it causes in his so-called friend/boss' life OR marriage, but [[DoubleStandardStalkingFemaleAfterMale also thinks her obsession with him is hot.]]]]
** He does show genuine concern when Derick tells him about Lisa's advances.
** He does show genuine concern when Derick tells him about Lisa's advances.
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* BillingDisplacement: Subverted. While Idris Elba is [[RetroactiveRecognition more recognizable to audiences nowadays]], audiences still wondered by a virtual unknown received top billing over two more well-known actresses.
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* MemeticMutation: Most of Beyonce's lines in the trailer were mocked mercilessly online, especially, "I'LL SHOW YOU CRAZY!" and "SHE WAS NAKED IN YO BED????!?"
* {{Narm}}: Mostly result of Beyonce's SassyBlackWoman portrayal of Derek's wife.
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* {{Narm}}: Mostly result of Beyonce's SassyBlackWoman portrayal of Derek's wife.
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* JustHereForGodzilla: [[CatFight We all know why.]]
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* EvilIsSexy
* MemeticMutation: Most of Beyonce's lines in the trailer were mocked mercilessly online, especially, "I'LL SHOW YOU CRAZY!" and "SHE WAS NAKED IN YO BED????!?"
* {{Narm}}: Mostly result of Beyonce's SassyBlackWoman portrayal of Derek's wife.
* MemeticMutation: Most of Beyonce's lines in the trailer were mocked mercilessly online, especially, "I'LL SHOW YOU CRAZY!" and "SHE WAS NAKED IN YO BED????!?"
* {{Narm}}: Mostly result of Beyonce's SassyBlackWoman portrayal of Derek's wife.
