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There is a certain type of thriller that is predicated on the dangers of adultery. Like the victims of a slasher movie, sex is the original sin that invites trouble into the lives of the lead characters, and that works as a justification for their torment. In Derailed, Charles Schine (Clive Owen) and Lucinda Williams (Jennifer Aniston) are the adulterous couple in question.
They strike up a relationship after Charles is unable to pay his fair on the El train and the toothsome Lucinda comes to his rescue.Despite the fact that he is a devoted family man with an attractive wife and loving (not to mention sickly) daughter, Charles finds himself attracted to Lucinda. She