I have to admit I have a hard time writing a review of any movie that has a plot twist (or multiple plot twists). On one hand, I don't want to spoil the movie experience for anyone wanting to go to see the movie. If I reveal some miniscule clue that leads the reader to figure out the twist before it comes, I will feel awful for possibly ruining their experience. On the other hand, when a plot twist is done particularly well it is an enjoyable part of the film and it's difficult not to talk about it because I want to accentuate what I like about the film. So before I start to talk about the movie "Derailed," staring Jennifer Aniston and Clive Owen, consider this: If you're even thinking of going to see the movie, please do me a favor and stop reading this review. While I'm not going to print any major spoilers, go see the movie (you can see what I thought of the movie by the grade I've given it), then come back and read on and see if you agree or disagree with me. Deal?

Otherwise, I'm exonerating myself of ruining this film for you. So now that I've cleared my conscience, here we go.

Based on James Siegel's novel of the same name, "Derailed" tells the story of Charles Christopher Sc hine (Clive Owen). Charles is an Ad Executive in Chicago with a good job, a good friend, and a good family including a beautiful wife and a teenage daughter with Type One Leukemia. When he misses his 7:50 AM train into the city one morning, he catches the 8:15 AM train where he meets Lucinda Harris (Jennifer Aniston), a Financial Advisor. The two are attracted to each other, and as they meet for lunch over the next few days learning more each other, they eventually end up heading to a hotel room one evening. That's when everything goes horribly, horribly wrong.

Steaming with sexiness, violence, and even a bit of dark humor, "Derailed" is quite a departure for Aniston, best known for ... what is she best known for now? Being the ex-Mrs. Pitt, or as Rachel on NBC's Friends? Either way, this is not the squeaky-clean and smiling Jennifer. Instead she drips allure and desire, with a bit of shame mixed in for bad-measure. There is a good bit of chemistry between her and Clive Owen, and it works because you know it's a case of lust, not love. By the time you get to the end of the film, you realize she was quite the pawn in an intricate play.

Clive Owen is Mr. Sexy as of late, and he continues the same type of character he played so well in last year's "Closer;" a sexy husband who lusts after another woman. This time however, there is an additional ingredient that grounds him and gives Charles more breadth: his daughter Amy. It is one thing to have a cheating husband, but Charles digs a deeper hole by putting his sick daughter in peril by his choices.

Of course, these characters couldn't exist without a good story. Stuart Beattie's ("Collateral") screenplay rolls along, and while there are some portions in the story that are a bit of a stretch (particularly towards the conclusion), it is built around strong characters buried in "what-would-you-do" situations and predicaments. A slimy villain (Philippe Laroche) completes the triangle of characters and brings an element of fear to the story - "could this ever happen to me?" Could someone break into your life at the most inopportune moment and disrupt it to the point where you are at risk of losing everything you've ever worked for? It's this connection to this possibility - although we hopefully aren't cheating on our spouses - that draws you into the process and keeps you hooked until the end to find out if it will all be ok.

If there is anything that is a let down is that cursed 'twist' that you know is coming. You can tell that it's coming and when it is revealed, it's not that surprising. However, when one twist isn't enough and it's somewhat of a letdown, it's good to see another twist (or two - or three) that come back to bring you back into the story. Sometimes you can put too many twists to the point of ruining and confusing the audience, but here it is done well and wraps up the story in a nice wrapper.

The ending is a tad unbelievable, but if you can overlook a few small blemishes, it still concludes nicely. Sexy, tense, and stylish, "Derailed" is a ride worth the fare that goes off course slightly, but manages to get you to the station in one piece.