Trivia: This movie is a retelling of the story of "Dangerous Liaisons."
Trivia: Contrary to what some people think, Ryan Phillippe and Reese Witherspoon didn't meet while filming this movie; they were already dating. The director, Roger Kumble, asked Phillippe if they could have dinner with Witherspoon and offer her the role of Annette.
Continuity mistake: In the final scene where Annette is driving the Jaguar and having flashbacks, watch as she drives past lovely rolling hills and pastures. Cut to a helicopter shot of her driving the car along a New York freeway (FDR I think...) This mistake has been confirmed by the director. (01:33:35)
Kathryn: So I assume you've come here to make arrangements, but unfortunately, I don't fuck losers.
Question: Maybe I'm just missing something here, but when Kathryn and Annette talk in the bathroom, why does Kathryn act as though she doesn't know Annette? She obviously knows who she is as she has seen her several times. We know why Annette pretends not to know Kathryn but this bit doesn't make sense.
Answer: Well, this is my own opinion, but I think that Annette and Katharine were just pretending not to know each other. Remember, Katharine doesn't know how much Annette knows and Annette knows what kind of deception Katharine is constantly pulling off. I also think that Annette uses the line "turning to God" to foreshadow (and maybe scare) Katharine. Naturally, it didn't work until the journal got out.