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Unfaithful (2002)
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Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Binding: VHS Tape
EAN: 0024543073758
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Original recording reissued, NTSC
Label: 20th Century Fox
Languages: English (Original Language), French (Original Language),
Manufacturer: 20th Century Fox
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: 20th Century Fox
Release Date: May 20, 2003
Running Time: 124 minutes
Studio: 20th Century Fox
Theatrical Release Date: May 10, 2002
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Editorial Review:
If you ever need dramatic proof that adultery is inevitably destructive, look no further than Adrian Lyne's Unfaithful. Drawing inspiration from Claude Chabrol's 1969 film La Femme Infidèle, the director of Fatal Attraction is mining similar territory here, but this grownup thriller is more intimate than Lyne's dead-bunny potboiler, probing more deeply into the rush of conflicting emotions provoked by infidelity. In what many critics praised as the role of her career, Diane Lane plays the instigator of emotional turmoil, a seemingly happy housewife and fundraiser who cheats on her devoted husband (Richard Gere, in a welcomed change of pace) when she casually encounters a seductive Frenchman (cliché alert!) played by Olivier Martinez. Allowing his actors to speak volumes without words, Lyne emphasizes silent tension over explicit thrills, creating a sexually charged thriller that remains riveting even as it turns partially predictable. "Someone always gets hurt," says one character in a pivotal scene, and Unfaithful fulfills that prophesy in a timeless tale of passion. --Jeff Shannon
From the director of Fatal Attraction comes "a steamy thriller" (People Magazine) about physical passion so intense, it consumes everything - and everyone - in its path. Edward and Connie Summer (Richard Gere, Diane Lane) have the perfect life: a happy marriage, an eight year old son, and a beautiful house in the suburbs. But when Connie's chance encounter with a handsome stranger (Olivier Martinez) erupts into a full-blown affair, desire becomes obsession, and the true price of betrayal takes a shattering toll. Pulsing with heart-pounding suspense and erotic thrills, Unfaithful is "sexy", stylish and seductive!" (Wireless Magazine)
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - INTENSE
Long before the big bombs go off, there are lots of subtle touches in this movie. Like when the phone number falls out of the book the Frenchman gave her, and she kneals down to see what it is. And when she realizes she pauses, and as she looks across the room, the dog is sitting on the easy chair, paws folded, looking at her. Magestically, or like the devil.
Or when she puts her quarter in the pay phone at the station, trying to decide whether to call him or not, and the first time ... Read More
Rating: - Someone always gets hurt in these situations...
This real steamy thriller about adultry stars Richard Gere and Diane Lane (she received an Academy Award nomination for her role). Connie (Diane Lane) and Edward (Richard Gere) Summer have a "near perfect" 11 year marriage with one son. They live the typical "happy" life in an affluent suburb of New York City. Edward, handsome and devoted husband, makes excellent money and Connie doesn't need to work, but does and raises money for charities. One day she travels into the city to work on a project ... Read More
Rating: - Fascinating thriller, beautifully acted
Thanks to the competence of its leading actors, this interesting and suspenseful film maintains a level of integrity in spite of the often implausible script. The first hour is a rather interesting character study of a fractured marriage hurtling toward the inevitable disaster (not so subtlely foreshadowed by Kate Burton's character). The ending may be "convenient" to some, "unsatisfying" to others but to contemporary audience who have "seen it all," it's certainly true that you cannot please everyone. ... Read More
Rating:  - Good movie until the last half hour.
Unfaithful starring Diane Lane and Richard Gere had all the potential to be a taut and erotic thriller about deception but the corny ending left me deflated. Diane Lane's performance earned her an Oscar nomination and she is wonderful in it but Unfaithful has a lot of flaws. Gere is very vulnerable in his role, his wife is having an affair and he wants it to end like any loving husband would. I won't give away the ending but it's pretty much a stinker, see it for the great performances but expect a crappy ... Read More
Rating: - An interesting look at infidelity with some suspenseful and notably convincing thrills
This infidelity yarn which is actually better than expected is no doubt due to the fine performances and chemistry of the two leads - Diane Lane and Richard Gere. Lane is more than sexy as the spouse who wanders and Gere surprisingly shines as the curious turned jealous then obsessive hubby in a story that takes a different and unexpected twist. An additional twist (if I may play with words) is the formidable tryst who is admirably played by the Frenchman Olivier Martinez. This versatile French actor may have ... Read More
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