review of 'unfaithful'

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am i the first person to mention this movie here? my video store has numerous copies and recommended it. so i tried it out tonite. i think it came out on video last week.
this is a quality film. i'd give it 3 and 1/2 out of 4. but i didn't find it a pleasant film to watch by any means. in fact, i made an excuse to shut the dvd off partly through. the excuse that i would make some popcorn. the movie was killing me. i needed a break!!
it's about a woman's affair, a wife, and it's painful to watch. the actual word is excruciating. it's excruciating to watch.
not that i'm a prude. but the director is in complete control of the audiences emotional reaction. the director is in control throughout. that's what makes it a very good film.
i was praying for relief. that the director would go 'hollywood', give me some relief from the excruciation. by hollywood i mean, like a killing, suicide, something dramatic. some blood!!
i can't tell you the rest of the story. whatever relief you get is minor. it's no relief at all!!
if i can mention four movies that i've seen in the past year. 'the others' is still probably my favorite, and 'frailty' is a bit similar in its twist and not as good, but interesting.
this movie reminds me of 'in the bedroom' in a certain way. i can't say why because i can't give away the plot. but 'unfaithful' is definitely the better of the two here, and second of the four to 'the others'.

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Topic - review of 'unfaithful' - njjohn 17:35:24 12/26/02 (9)

Is this not an remake ? - patrickU 04:42:46 12/29/02 (2)

Remake of Russian, French, German, Italian, UK films . . - rufus 11:01:32 12/29/02 (1)

So,so it just did sound like an remake of an French film.... - patrickU 13:16:34 12/29/02 (0)

Diane Lane - mikenyc 00:47:01 12/29/02 (0)

Re: review of 'unfaithful' - rufus 19:54:48 12/26/02 (4)

Re: review of 'unfaithful' - Doug Schneider 10:20:52 12/27/02 (3)

senselessness as a vehicle to tax the emotions - njjohn 12:16:12 12/27/02 (2)

Re: senselessness as a vehicle to tax the emotions - Doug Schneider 15:04:48 12/27/02 (1)

:) :) - njjohn 20:16:41 12/27/02 (0)

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