Chromophobia

This is an authentic thoughtful film, bit tragic I suppose with growing tension The performances are outstanding. You have to watch it though. Concentrate. Its on my top 10 list

I'm so glad I did watch it right through as it developed into something of a masterpiece. How anyone can say the acting was poor is beyond me. On the contrary each member of the cast did a superb job in making his or her character come alive. I was there with each one of them. Really, really good writing and acting. Yes, the story, like Crash, seemed fragmented and complicated at first but the various elements weave together into a thought-provoking satisfying whole. Can't say any more without giving any of it away. Watch it and love it!

After the first half hour, when the mists clear, this becomes quite interesting and enjoyable. The writing is intelligent, the dialogue contemporary and witty, and the acting -for the most part- very good. Unfortunately, some of it is distinctly over the top and overly dramatic - particularly in the case of Penelope Cruz, who plays a destitute unmarried mother, driven to prostitution. Something has been done to her face, heaven knows what, but it looks very ugly and the scenes between her and Rhys Ifans, who plays her social worker, are melodramatic bordering on the laughable. However, the story is written and directed by Martha Fiennes and from what little I know about her, I think most of the films faults may be down to inexperience iin the field of direction.

The story holds a mirror up to society (as it was in 2005, of course),highlighting certain sections of it and inviting our criticism. Damien Lewis plays a young city lawyer whose ambition leads him astray.His wife, played to the hilt by Kristen Scott-Thomas, is lonely, frustrated and bored, spending her life buying high-priced clothes to fill her already over-full closet and dreaming of a breast enhancement. Their unseeing concentration on acquisition means that they have little time for their small son, who is alone so much that he hardly knows how to communicate with others.

The only two actors in this film who don't over act are Ralph Fiennes, playing an art historian and close family friend, and the reliable Harriet Walters, who plays the neglected wife of a city doyen, played by Ian Holm.

Some of these characters are a little cliched.I found that watching the film a second time helped me get to grips with it. I think it's interesting that there are so many wildly differing reviews of it. Had I just read the first one, which called it 'shatteringly awful', I would never have ordered it . And missed out.

I hadn't heard of the film before, but I was amazingly impressed. A very stylish and intelligently put together film. The film starts off showing us the lives of 4 very different people, from very different backgrounds and following completely separate paths. As the story unfolds, the lives of these people become intricately interwoven, until everything comes together in a crescendo of emotion! Excellent performances, some great imagery, beautifully shot! I highly recommend it!

this is a poor movie, really not my cup of tea... the story jumps all over the place and in all honesty i couldnt bear anymore after 10 minutes. (just my opinion)