The story begins in New York, where Bridget goads her husband, Clay (Bill Pullman), into a high-stakes drug deal. After he brings home $700,000, she simply waits for him to get in the shower, takes the cash, and vanishes into the night.
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Hiding out in "cow country"—the fictional small town of Beston, NY—she encounters Mike Swale (Peter Berg), a local man she treats as a "means to an end". What follows is a masterclass in manipulation, as Bridget uses Mike as a pawn in a deadly game to secure her fortune and eliminate her husband. The Performance That Broke the Academy The Last Seduction: The greatest femme fatale ever? - BBC
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At the center of the storm is , played with "smoldering revelation" by Linda Fiorentino. Unlike traditional femme fatales who might be driven by past trauma or a sliver of tragic romance, Bridget is a sociopath of pure, unadulterated ambition.
