Unfaithful on DVD (2002)

This is a great film!

PurpleKaryn from Angus , 14/11/2003

I think it is more one for the ladies who like a bit of romance, but at the same time it keeps you on the edge of your seat from beginning to end! Unlike other reviews, I am not going to tell you anything that happens and spoil the film. Instead, I highly recommend renting this, sitting down and relaxing with a hot chocolate, cosy blanket and getting totally engrossed in this film! If you like "Moulin Rouge" type films, without the singing, but with the thriller element added in for good measure, then this one is for you! I would definitely watch this again!

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Slick thriller with a heart

arun from liverpool , 13/02/2005

As some of the reviewers here have pointed out the narration is in fact slow. Sometimes you could predict the next scene, but the characters are so real. The irony of Diane Lane committing adultery inspite of a good family and how her husband is aware of all her lies from the beginning and his inability to confront her bring alive their characters.

A good film. A thriller which touches your heart

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Gemma#26 from SURBITON , 04/11/2004

i found this film to be slow and dull! richard gere is not convincing as the jealous husband and as for the two lovers ...... i felt more of a spark last time i got a static shock than what you get fro these two! my advice rent

it if you need something to put you to sleep.

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every married couple should see this before...

charlieapple from Surrey , 10/12/2003

they get into something they might regret! First off, I have to say that Diane Lane gives an absolutely remarkable performance in this passionate drama. I would guess her screen time is around 98% and she wastes not one second of it. Aside from the raunch (and there is plenty of it but all to taste without loss of passion), she has to convey a vast array of emotions from beginning to end. Most notably a silent scene where she is alone with her thoughts and trying to stifle her reactions to them - you gotta see it. The script, direction, editing, cast ensemble are all without fault. The only thing I'd say is that you may need to be in the right mood to enjoy it, but if you are, then you're in for a great 2 hours. By the way, the text that accompanies this rental says far, far more than it should! Enjoy.

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Tedious drivel

dk from Kent , 12/04/2005

Not long into this film I began to wonder if it was a remake of a French movie, and so it turns out - the original was Claude Chabrol's La Femme Infidele, made in 1969. The plot is very typical of mainstream French cinema. I don't know what the original is like, but Chabrol made some decent movies so chances are it is probably better than this.

The turgid pace is also very French - the first 75 minutes of the film are spent establishing the relationship between Connie and Paul, which is far too long. Look, if you're going to have a shag, just get on with it and spare us all this farting about, you boring people!

Then, just as you are beginning to wonder where on earth it is going, and whether you can bear to sit through another hour of this nonsense, it starts to get interesting, when Connie's husband cottons on to her affair and sets a private detective on the trail - with ultimately catastrophic consequences... but I can't say any more than that without giving too much away.

Unfortunately, the pace never picks up, and the potentially interesting turn of events doesn't lead us anywhere. It just kind of meanders out into an ending that is neither happy nor particularly unhappy - just uneasy, which could have been intriguing and thought-provoking but for some reason it isn't. Perhaps it's because we aren't really made to care all that much about the main characters - they are just boring, there is no other word for it, and by the time their lives become interesting we are beyond feeling any sympathy for them.

Matters are made worse by the lumpen dialogue, which is one cliche after another, though on the positive side, there are convincing, heartfelt performances from Diane Lane and Richard Gere as Connie and her husband. Erik Per Sullivan is also excellent as their son. And of course, it goes without saying that Diane Lane is utterly gorgeous. Olivier Martinez as Paul, the lover, just plays a gorgeous French hunk, which he is well equipped to do without even trying. And he doesn't put much effort into his part.

Overall, a dull and lifeless film that looks well polished but leaves you feeling rather unsatisfied.

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unfaithful

A customer from Peterborough , 18/01/2008

Great film worth watching

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