A very gentle middle-aged man is married, but when he falls in love with another woman, he decides that to divorce his wife would humiliate her too much – so instead he decides to kill her.
Offers audiences movie pleasures, as well as emotionally authentic challenges.
– Lisa Kennedy,
Denver Post,
28 Mar 2008
rotten:
It oscillates between stale period piece and unengaging melodrama, coyly seducing viewers with the potential it fails to fulfill.
– Kevin Craft,
Miami Herald,
28 Mar 2008
rotten:
It's as dry as the martinis these well-dressed stiffs keep ordering at that perfectly preserved oak, leather and velvet bar before hopping into their vintage convertibles.
– Roger Moore,
Orlando Sentinel,
4 Apr 2008
fresh:
Sachs combines humor, suspense, and twists of plot that keep the ground shifting under our feet.
– Jonathan F. Richards,
Film.com,
13 Apr 2008
fresh:
It looks beautiful, and the convoluted plotting is initially the right side of Hitchcock pastiche, but the central conundrum is teased out over so many twists and false climaxes that ultimately it's a shrug, not a shock, which greets the denouement.