Great Film: Unfaithful
A deeply haunting and provocative masterpiece. Stunningfilm-making.
Whoever thought that director Adrian Lyne and star Richard Gere were
finished needs to see this haunting and provocative film. Because this is a
stunner that will put both back on the map - big time. For all their star
power though, it is the female star Diane Lane who must take huge credit
for
making this such an effective movie.
I've always liked Lane as an actress from when she was a kid in Francis
Ford
Coppola films, but she rarely got the chance to 'carry' a film. Well, she
not only 'carries' UNFAITHFUL, she delivers one of the most haunting and
powerful performances I have seen from an actress. Think Julia Roberts in
ERIN BROCKOVICH or Ellen Burstyn in REQUIEM FOR A DREAM and you get the
picture. Stunning acting.
While the committed performances are what make a great movie greater, it is
Adrian Lyne who has constructed such a wonderful and effective rhythm and
style to UNFAITHFUL. This is not an art-film, but it is not a blockbuster
either. It lays somewhere between the two and delivers on all fronts. I was
totally glued to my seat from start to finish.
Cast
- Ed Sumner played by Richard Gere
- Gloria played by Myra Lucretia Taylor
- Connie Sumner played by Diane Lane
- Sally played by Margaret Colin
- Lindsay played by Michelle Monaghan
- Paul Martel played by Olivier Martinez
- Train Conductor played by Joseph Badalucco Jr.
