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This movie like a great many movies had some holes in it. Like why was a new young cop driving around without a partner? Did she not have to make an arrest report even though the arrest was short-lived? The events seemed realistic for the most part, however. except maybe for the man choosing to escape out of the motel window with this obviously psycho girl-cop. And also that no one in the police department picked up on the fact that this girl-cop had some psychological issues. The end was not satisfying, although, perhaps, quite possible. What this movie cries out for is a sequel. One in which the wife realizes that the actions that were described of her husband were too far afield. She wants to be sure she knows the truth and therefore she hires a private investigator. Someone not unlike Patrick Jane from "The Mentalist".

As a Canadian, I am once again embarrassed that this nation could have the utter stupidity to make such a horrendous film. From the opening scene it seems to be going somewhere - a young female police officer mistakes a middle-aged French business man for a rapist. Then the plot starts to disintegrate. This young, attractive officer who would probably be more convincing as mini-mouse at Disney World, tracks the man down to "apologize," ask him out on a date despite his being married and return again late at night to drink leading to an inevitable affair. There is a sequence of downright silly events that culminate in the turning point of the movie - he accidentally fires her service revolver in his hotel which is heard by the denizens of the neighbouring room who call the police. They have but a few minutes to get out of there. She insists they escape even though it's absolutely stupid - the bullet is irretrievably stuck in the wall and matches her gun and the room is under his passport. She convinces him to escape or she'll tell his wife about the affair - so they do, against all his instinct, culminating in her killing him in another hotel room to cover this up and keep her job. She is then able to convince fellow officers she was abducted by him and acted in self-defence. The turning point scene is remarkably unbelievable the way it transpires and lacks any semblance of logic. The French man was right - he had no reason to run. There was a ton of other ways to cover it up. How would his wife in France ever find out about an affair? Perhaps the most foolish aspect of the film was the main female officer's shift in character from timid obsequious loser (who's somehow a cop) to cold murderer. They threw in a quick scene of her throwing her alcoholic father out of her house (she told the French man that her father was dead) as if to shed some light on the dark nature of her character. Really? I mean seriously? The "twist" is also extremely predictable - once they flee he is entirely at her mercy. It should not be conceivable that she kills him based on events so far, but by this point the viewer will realize it's a bad film and a murder-cover-up will be used to solve the dilemma. It is an utterly unconvincing disappointing flop of a spectacle. Not to mention the pitiful acting throughout. Quick aside - this is why Canadian films suck - who makes a movie about murder and police where the turning point is accidentally firing a gun at a wall? It pains me to say it - how "Canadian" a story. Do not see this movie. Do not continue to believe that movie titles ending in "affair" usually have intelligent levels of intrigue. Do not waste your time. Canadians - do write your member of parliament to have this director incarcerated.

This movie begins with a French businessman being the only one of his party who stays at a little motel, away from the conference he's attending, instead of the plush resort where the conference is held and his colleagues are staying. This in itself is hard to believe but the story goes downhill from there. The chain of events that follows never once seem even slightly feasible. The loving family man who so easily has an affair; the RCMP officer who leads the train of unbelievable events. This, and more, has one wondering who on earth would write this story and how on earth did it actually get produced? I enjoy a good thriller, but this story is too ridiculous to be a thriller. The only redeeming quality is a bit of a twist at the end. If you're renting this movie save your money. If you're not, save your time.

I'm not sure where to start with this because I'm not totally sure what was wrong with the movie, short of everything. Alexis Bledel was oh so wrongly cast and from this role is limited in what role she can play. I was hoping she'd be Ana in '50 Shades ...' Now I'm glad she wasn't cast. She doesn't appear to have the range to play that role. I'm also not sure about the writing. It seemed more than a little awkward at times and there were no times it seemed at it's best ... if there was a 'best' to be attained. Scenes were put in that seemed meaningless to the overall story, such as the Frenchman pulling his car to the side of the road to take a picture. I sure didn't get the need for that one, and then there was the stop at the gas station where he's slumped down in the car hiding and when she get's out to get gas at a convenient store he asks for a drink, but in the end she's the one drinking a strawberry milk and he's chewing on something. Was there a director even there? So, all in all I'd have to say her acting was really lacking, the story wasn't well written and overall it was poorly directed leaving nothing left other than my being forced to give it a 1 for (awful)which is really too bad.

This is one of the worst movies I've ever seen. I wanted to turn it off after 15 minutes, but decided to see how bad it could get. The starting premise was off. The office cuffed him because he fit the description of a serial rapist. After checking his ID she let him go. It took two minutes, and he was not hurt. But she apologizes over and over like she did some terrible thing. It's forced and ridiculous. The whole movie is that way. Nothing happens like it would in real life. To run from police steal a car and commit murder all because of accidentally firing a gun into a wall, and hurting nothing or no one is stupid. And for a police officer to be patrolling on her own after only 2 or 3 months on the job is ridiculous. That is another thing that wouldn't happen in real life.

The movie was written badly and the acting wasn't the best. The interaction between the two main characters was horrible. There was zero chemistry between them. When they are talking and getting to know each other it's like they are just sitting there reading the script.

Over all I do NOT recommend seeing this. It's a wasted 2 hours I'll never get back.

Sure, the story has more plot holes in it than the one hole that starts the whole downward spiral for the characters, BUT this is clearly B-Movie territory here and as such, it's quite good. The director and/or writer are obvious fans of the 1945 Classic Noir B-Movie called DETOUR (Check it out on Youtube, folks !). Same loser type guy who keeps making the wrong decisions and ends up in hopeless situation with a manipulative, crazy-ass femme fatale. Ending is different, though, since in 1945 you couldn't show the Law being defeated, while here ... (Lemme just say that, as happens often in real life, justice doesn't prevail, which is actually a nice twist !)

PLUS film has an unforgettable scene where one of the main characters that we have grown quite attached to is suddenly and shockingly killed !! Tarantino would have been proud ! (As shocking as Janet Leigh being killed in the shower after 40 minutes in PSYCHO).

For that scene alone, the film is a must see !

At last! A Canadian movie that is set in Canada. Mind you, they don't emphasize it but they don't hide it either. For once I don't have to look at Alberta posing as a stand in for Wyoming. It's not too clear just where in Canada the action takes place (BC maybe???) and whether the cops are really RCMP.(Where are the Stetsons and the pictures of the Queen?) Whatever! Nor could the producers resist the American cops and doughnuts cliché that is more suited to satire than suspense. I suspect they did it in such a way so as not to offend people like me who rage about cinematic "pimping" while still letting parochial American audiences think the action is happening in their country. (No Stetson, no flags, no Queen!) In other words, play both sides of the street. (border?) And what was that business about shoelaces? This is not a great movie by any stretch of the cinematic imagination. It suffers from the Canadian film maker's obsession with cheap motels and 1960 style bathrooms. And the acting --- or maybe it's the direction --- has that uniquely stilted, jerky, artificial Canadian style that says "we're getting a little better at this but not much!" I'm puzzled why the male character is from Paris rather than Quebec and why they went to Paris to shoot one brief street scene. Some kind of co-production deal maybe? It has its flaws. But then what would a Canadian movie be without flaws? (What would Swiss cheese be without holes?) But the plot is catchy with several unanticipated turns. And the ending --- well, I don't want to write a spoiler here --- but the ending is a surprise but not necessarily an acceptable surprise.

Apparently this was a true story. So.....obviously the female cop got caught and they pieced together what she'd done.

You'd never know from the movie. It was okay, some scenes weren't quite believable, for example the Police allow her right back out on the job, alone, facial bandages and grief over being "accosted and raped" according to her and after she shot someone dead. I doubt THAT would happen, she'd be on leave.

The worst was the ending. As mentioned.. obviously the Police figured it all out and eventually caught her, yet at the end of the movie she drove off smiling as though all was fine. It felt like half the story was missing. It left us scratching our heads.

Somewhat entertaining, but leaves you flat in the end. If we'd known, we wouldn't have wasted our time watching it.

This could have been a decent movie. It needed a stronger plot and a Daniel Craig type of person to play the leading male. The way it stood, it lacked interest - I kept saying to myself "There's no way an attractive young woman would have an affair with this character". Way off on that.

An intriguing point to debate about "The Kate Logan Affair" is which branch of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police is the most incompetent as depicted in this film.

First, there are the two beat cops who come to the motel to investigate a report of a gun shot, but they cannot even find their way into the motel room without firing a shot through the door. One of the officers is so out of shape that he requires his heart medication after a slight jog in pursuit of the motel occupants.

Second, there is the forensic team that failed to properly study the trajectory of the bullet that killed poor Benoît Gando. If they had done their homework, they would have learned that he was sitting down when he was shot and the shooter, Kate Logan, was standing. Kate's story about shooting in self-defense would have been deflated with the knowledge that Benoît was seated.

Third, there is the cheap lock boxes in squad cars that don't work. Otherwise, Kate would never have had to carry her pistol into the motel room.

Fourth, there is the department of internal affairs that lobbed soft-ball questions at Kate, prior to coming to the instant conclusion that she was the victim of the luckless insurance executive. They also failed to trace Kate's movements prior to her alleged abduction. Otherwise, they would have learned that she purchased the bottle of whiskey at a nearby liquor store that was an important piece of evidence in the motel room. The whiskey bottle would have helped to demonstrate that Kate instigated the affair in the motel, not Benoît.

Fifth, there is hiring department that would bring a psychopath like Kate Logan onto the force in the first place. After all, this is the officer who doesn't even check her vehicle to see that she has a nearly flat tire!

Overall, the film meandered through comical moments like the awkward romantic encounter of Kate and Benoît, the keystone cops in the motel, the bumbling attempt of Kate and Benoît to flee the scene like Bonnie and Clyde, the senseless murder, and the tragic aftermath with the grieving widow.

The "twist" at the end involved Kate's attempt to close the book on any doubts she may have about her alibi by paying a visit to the clerk at the gas station, who had witnessed her in control of the situation and not behaving like she had been kidnapped. But based on her character, one senses that Kate will be busted, despite every effort made by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police to avoid the pursuit of truth and justice.