Yes, it sounds as if Steve is eager to have us all think of Anna as a femme fatale when really he's pretty fatal himself, to himself.

he is fatally incapable of analyzing his own motives or even the potential consequences of his desires, perhaps because to do so might confront him with some aspects of himself he might not like very much. --I have seen this exact trait in more than one person, and it's surprising the ellipses and workarounds that people are capable of to avoid self-revelations.

Sounds like a good film!