De Palma utilizes his signature "Hitchcock on steroids" techniques, including split screens , overhead shots, and slow-motion set pieces [9, 19, 25].
Critics often point out that the plot makes little narrative sense and relies on heavy coincidences [3, 12, 24]. Femme Fatale(2002)
The film opens with a nearly wordless, 15-minute jewel heist at the Cannes Film Festival, set to a modern riff on Ravel's Boléro by Ryuichi Sakamoto [3, 6, 22]. De Palma utilizes his signature "Hitchcock on steroids"