It's about how, at some level, he cooperates in his own deception. The movie isn't simply about how Ray is deceived by Lena. Here he creates an intrigue that seems all the more seductive because, to some degree, it's a game both partners are playing. "Dream Lover" has been written and directed by Nicholas Kazan, who is consistent in his interest in dangerous marriages his previous screenplay, " Reversal of Fortune," was based on the possibility that Klaus von Bulow tried to murder his wife. It is clear to us that she is lying, and probably clear to Ray, too - but she does it so well it's almost like a game. Some of her best scenes in the movie come when she is lying, perfectly and seamlessly. The woman, named Lena, is played by Madchen Amick with a tantalizing mixture of beauty and danger. The man, named Ray Reardon, is played by James Spader as a polished architect on the rebound from an earlier unhappy relationship. Be careful what you dream of you may get it. These movies teach a lesson: When you find the lover of your dreams, the reward is not happiness, but danger, betrayal and death. Nicholas Kazan's "Dream Lover," like many recent films, is an allegory about the dangers of love and sex.
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