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Summary: The Good Leading Players Give Credence to This Slow Drama
Review: Richard Gere is cast against type, as Mr. Everyman Edward Sumner, living in a quiet suburbia with his beautiful wife Connie and a son. The director is Adrian Lyne of "Fatal Attraction" and its boiled rabbit fame (or hot sex scenes of one Mickey Rourke film ... remember?), but those who expect "Unfaithful" to follow the example of these 80s film would be surprised. This film, potboiler as it is, is made with more understated hand, focusing the seemingly peaceful relations between the husband and the wife.It is Diane Lane who becomes the driving force of the film. As Connie, she bumps into one good-looking French guy, second-hand bookdealer Olivier Martinez on the windy street. She then parts, but later finds herself attracted to him, and goes to his flat while her husband is working outside. The plot thickens when Connie gets too accustomed to her clandestine relations, which starts to crumble when her husband suspects that there is something going on behind his back. The first part of "Unfaithful" is slow-moving, but it is done on purpose (and this is a remake of a French film). I might be making a mistake, but I didn't find the initial relations between Lane and Martinez very convincing, probably because this French actor (who looks like Tom Cruise with beard) is not ready for the work with the caliber of Lane. But more to the point; the opening chapters are sustained by the excellent performance of Diane Lane, whose character undergoes thorough transformation. Just watch her. Gere looks surprisingly ordinary even though we know he was in "Pretty Woman" and "American Gigolo." But as is the case with his recent efforts, Richard Gere proves that he is getting better and better every year. But the real surprise is Diane Lane, who once has to serve thankless roles in forgettable action flicks (behind Wesley Snipes and Sly Stallone). However, around the time of "My Dog Skip," I began to think that Jodie is not the only one who successfully changes images of former child actor. Her fans should never miss it. Reflecting Richard Gere's penchant for French films -- he has remade, as far as I know, French ones in "Breathless,""Jack Sommersby" and "Intersection" -- "Unfaithful" is a character-driven film rather than a melodrama or suspence. Director Lyne commits some mistakes of inserting too incredible coincidents here and there, but it is those two central characters that we really care. See this one as a husband-wife drama supported by fine acting.
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Summary: If Only She'd Taken That Taxi (then there would be no movie)
Review: Wife cheats. Husband goes berserk.End of story? Not quite...The first hour of the film is the affair from "her" side. Plenty of sensual and erotic scenes but not enough to covet the award for best adult film of the year. The second half is "his" side. The devoted husband and father who has given his wife everything realizes that he did not marry the faithful wife he thought he did. What he does next is what can and does happen when a spouse is pushed over the edge... What makes Unfaithful such an intense film is the calibre performances by Lane and Gere ! This has to be both stars' BEST performances in their careers so far...Gere and Lane worked together in the early 80's in a little known film called The Cotton Club. The chemistry between these two actors works for their acting "reunion" in Unfaithful...Honorable mention for actor Olivier Martinez for playing the part (although quite cliched) as the French book dealer who happens to meet Mrs. Sumner one fine gusty day by "accident"...
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Summary: What price ecstasy?
Review: I finally got the chance to catch this much-acclaimed movie on pay per view, and wow, what an emotional ride! The wonderful and very underrated (until now) Diane Lane plays Connie, a well-to-do but bored housewife type, who is in a stable but somewhat sparkless marriage to Edward, played by Richard Gere. She just happens to meet up with a sexy younger Frenchman, played wonderfully by Olivier Martinez, and boundless passion ensues, which ultimately leads to great calamity (as these extramarital flings often do). There are so many scenes throughout the movie where you can tell Connie knows what she *should* do (such as taking the taxi instead of ever going into "Paul's" apartment), but she follows her libido instead. Granted she got to have enough great sex to make up for any she missed out on during her 11 year marriage, but it came with a huge price. I give this movie 4 stars instead of 5 because I thought the murder scene was a little too graphic and drawn out, and in my opinion it didn't add anything worthwhile to the movie. I am so glad to see Diane Lane *finally* getting the attention as a great actress that she has always deserved.
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Summary: Filled with potential, but falls to pieces
Review: In short - the beginning was strong. The characters were more or less believable. The affair was convincing. Diane Lane did give a strong performance. The chemistry between Diane Lane and Olivier Martinez was as erotic as it was unsettling. Never did it seem that the affair was glamourized; always shot as secretive and sleazy. The core message was obvious, infidelity is a bad thing. This was successfully portrayed in the first half of the film and showed potential for being a strong film. Why the film decided to take a strange left turn and stumble through stupidity and banality is beyond me. Everything worked well up until Gere met with Olivier. Heck, even their meeting was OK. But they had to take it one step further. And in that one second, it all fell apart. Not to mention all the ridiculous plot holes the size of watermelons. What could have been an interesting film about the pitfalls of infidelity turned into a morality lesson. That lesson being, if your spouse has an affair, just kill their lover, then forgive each other and live happily ever after.
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Summary: Disappointing ending
Review: The movie started out a little slow. Richard Gere a successful business man has a house wife and kid. The wife meets a guy on the street. He interests her and she keeps going to his house to visit. Then there was a lot of s e x, but not too graphic. Then richard is like, something is not right. So he asks this guy to follow her and take pictures while he's away on a business trip. So when he gets back he sees the pics and knows where the guy lives and pays him a visit. That's as far as I'm gonna go. And all I'm gonna say about the end is that I did not like it. "Where do you think they're going to end up?"
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Summary: Let's get real...
Review: Another reviewer wrote "tedious and unbelivable" and that nails it. For those who don't get it, Diane Lane has a perfect marriage to Richard Gere. She throws it all away, over and over, with a French kid--for no other reason than a little excitement. (Actually, this is the most plausible part of the story). Through a series of completely implausible events, hubby finds out and bops Mr. Right with a blunt instrument--causing him to bleed as if he had been cut up with a chain saw. Richard leaves plenty of evidence at the scene but nothing ever comes of it. He then finds a car wash that's open at night during a rain storm. Richard and Diane lie--unbelivably badly--to the cops who are so stupid they never figure it out. Finally, they call a truce. Diane: Adultries: 1; Murders: 0. Richard comes in at: Adultries: 0; Murders: 1. So its a tie and I presume they live happily ever after. Did I mention that all this is tedious...and drawn out...you can feel the "stretching" with those corny flashbacks. I only wish they would have some accordion playing when Diane is with the French guy. I adore Diane Lane but this is the worst kind of soap opera--not some thought provoking social commentary.
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Summary: A Mind Blowing, Twisting of Events Movie!
Review: I believe this is one of the best movies I have come into contact with. I found myself looking over to my husband and saying "wow, that is just what I would say to my son" or "That is just what I was thinking" when it came to how the wife and her husband interact with themselves and their child. I was angered by her affair, afterall, the husband (Gere) was a great guy! I found myself not liking her all that much towards the end. Ignoring her parental duties at one point to have this affair was hard for me to take. But, it drew me into the movie even more as I'm sure it was ment to do. The twist of events was horrid and unforseen. I felt almost shocked and found myself with my hands over my mouth saying "No!" when it all happened. The emotions they had were so real feeling and I believe that Lane and Gere both did a wonderful job pulling the viewer into their minds and hearts. The ending was just as I figured it would be and I'm glad they chose that one over the alternate. This movie kept me up for two hours laying in bed thinking about it. If only she had done ONE thing different...their lives would never had been shaken. To look back... is to drive yourself crazy. I would recommend this movie to anyone over the age of 18 as it is very sexual and It's also a good movie to watch if you are even thinking of adultry... it will change your mind.
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Summary: Good Movie!!
Review: I always look forward to seeing an Adrian Lyne movie. Look at 9 1/2 Weeks and Fatal Attraction for reasons why. But this movie is actually one of his best movies. This movie is not for sensitive eyes because its a sexy movie. However, the acting is wonderful and passionate. The interaction between Gere and Lane was wonderful. I recommend this one.
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Summary: DIANE LANE givs years best performance in classy thriller
Review: UNFAITHFUL is a very classy film which is very sexy and entertaining, but also with a very powerful and thoughtprovoking subject. The film is both a thriller and a character study. DIANE LANE excels as the star of the film and she gives the years BEST performance as Connie, the conflicted wife. The DVD is as classy as the film itself. Wonderful sound and picture nd with more extras than is usual. It takes HOURS to get through it all. This is a classy and entertaining film on a great DVD package. As for DIANE LANE, she is winnning TONS of awards for this performance - I just hope she wins the big one - the OSCAR! Her acting is THAT GOOD!
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Summary: The best movie about Adultery & Affair
Review: What a wonderful performance by Dian Lane! Richard Gere, as always, a good and natural performer like an artist. The script is also top notched. The directing, oh, so matured and so consistant. We should give Dian Lane an Oscar for the Best Actress. The scene on the train after her first unfaithful conduct, my my my, what a fantastic performance! It just look like what a woman would and might feel about it. Shameful, excited, despair, helpless, desirable, regretful, happy, sad, anxious, resentful, guilty, yet blushing and trembling all over her body, face, neck, my God, what a performance! I've never seen any actress could do that, a mixture of all the subtle female feelings to be performed so naturally and so movingly and shockingly true! Same about Richard Gere's recommendable performance at different scenes. But to me, the Director of this movie should also get an Oscar, I've never seen a director could make an actress to completely let go of herself and so satisfyingly performed. The story is a somewhat familiar cliche, but any flaw or shortcoming would be justified by the outstanding performance of these two great actors. You want to learn how to become a better and greater actor? Watch her carefully and keep focused, then you might know what real talents means. Julia Roberts or other actresses who got the Oscars, seem to me won totally by luck. They definitely in a lower level and cannot compare with this Dian Lane. This movie should be chosen as a "How To" textbook about Acting, and to be studied at performing art schools. God bless Dian Lane and Richard Gere for letting me have such a wonderful viewing experience. (By the way, if you like to see another good movie of an unfaithful male, you might enjoy "Lantana", an Aussie or Newzie movie from down under. A very good one, and you might also appreciate the performance of that adultered cop's wife)
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