2002 Directed by Adrian Lyne
Connie is a wife and mother whose 11-year marriage to Edward has lost its sexual spark. When Connie literally runs into handsome book collector Paul, he sweeps her into an all-consuming affair. But Edward soon becomes suspicious and decides to confront the other man.
Regency Enterprises Fox 2000 Pictures Epsilon Motion Pictures Unfaithful Filmproduktion GmbH & Co. KG
Director Adrian Lyne has that habit of being able to scare the living shit out of us men with his insight into the workings of relationships. Never one to miss the chance to fully explore the nature of fidelity, monogamy, or simple lust, Lane has flirted with the subject in almost every film he's ever done. From Fatal Attraction's iconic bunny boiler to the icebox raiding of 9 1/2 Weeks, he displays our flaws, insecurities, and desires with often uncompromising honesty. Given that two of every three marriages nowadays ends in divorce, it's hardly surprising that adultery is a common theme in movies both past and present. Unfaithful may be possibly the lesser known of his works when compared alongside…
Under the lens of the auteur theory, it’s purely – thematically and aesthetically – an Adrian Lyne film; from the soapy production, to the story centered on sexually liberating behavior and the way this can threaten the American nuclear family.
If Fatal Attraction had ended with its alternate ending, then it – along with 9½ Weeks - would sit with Unfaithful as some kind of unofficial Lyne trilogy that dwell on very similar ideas within the blurred lines of erotic thriller conventions.
The reason Unfaithful comes out as the best of the three is the sincerity – and being Lyne’s (as of today) latest release, it exists as the first film in his oeuvre that actually embraces the Lyne style…
Unfaithful is a great film about a commonality within humanity and the devastating effect it has on the other side as well as those closest to them. This film shows the unbridled power of an urge and the sexy risk of temptation, but those involved don't notice the subtle differences in themselves that their significant other will notice, sending up red flags. I loved the calm, fluid motion to this film only to have that accented by the extraordinary acting of Diane Lane and Richard Gere. This film felt personal, like I was truly watching a family in crisis as they learn of their atrocities and deal with the fallout. There is a simple beauty to the truth of this…
A surprise midweeker I plumb forgot to log. Unfaithful's Netflix picture shows the nightmarish vision of Richard Gere snogging Diane Lane...It. Just. Had. To. Be. Watched.
Better than Presumed Innocent? Possibly… though there is a lot to dislike about this slighty steamy slog fest. Not a lot happens, the kid from Malcolm in the Middle gets major screen time and every character is about as dim as they come. Still Richy G is a star for a reason and it was nice seeing Diane Lane giving it her all.
While only putting it on as a joke to annoy the missis (not the biggest Gear-head), I got into the story more that I thought. Still, wandering off for a tinkle and missing the last 5 minutes showed my level of investment.
Chalk this one up as a surprisingly tender film, one that eschews all potboiler cliches for the sake of character nuances and an intelligent, thoughtful script.
Diane Lane turns in an incredible performance, easily her very best so far, as a reasonably happy wife and mother who decides to have an affair with a hunky Frenchman, simply because…well….it’s just something she needs to do. She conveys just the right emotions as a woman going through something at turns rewarding, dangerous, daring and thrilling.
However, refreshingly, the film is not about the affair itself, but the actual marriage (with a terrific Richard Gere) and its fractured, shaky state. They are an ideal couple, normal in just about every sense, dealing with extreme obstacles.
This is Adrian Lyne’s best film.
The content on display in this film had to read like pure, trashy Lifetime Original material on paper, but under Adrian Lyne's guidance and borderline-exceptional performances from both Diane Lane and Richard Gere, Unfaithful rises above several could-have-been-disastrous pitfalls.
When I first saw this movie a little over ten years ago, I was just as stunned as everyone else to witness the raw intensity of Lane's surprising portrayal of a woman who gives into sexual desires with a young stranger she meets in the street by chance. Even after all these years and a couple of viewings later, I'm still rather amazed that she decided to spontaneously push the boundaries of an otherwise risk-free resume...and it resulted in what is…
Gets an extra .5-star because Dewey from Malcolm in the Middle got the Latrell Sprewell jersey he asked for his birthday
Unfaithful is a great film about a commonality within humanity and the devastating effect it has on the other side as well as those closest to them. This film shows the unbridled power of an urge and the sexy risk of temptation, but those involved don't notice the subtle differences in themselves that their significant other will notice, sending up red flags. I loved the calm, fluid motion to this film only to have that accented by the extraordinary acting of Diane Lane and Richard Gere. This film felt personal, like I was truly watching a family in crisis as they learn of their atrocities and deal with the fallout. There is a simple beauty to the truth of this…
mano toda vez q eu assisto eu fico com uma raiva descomunal dessa mulher grrr. mas o filme é legal. pena q demora muito aff
Really hated that stupid french book collector or whatever he worked with, totally annoying. Giving it two stars (was thinking of giving it only one) for the good camerawork and editing.
i need a very cold shower and a glass of wine, but nowhere near as much as diane lane needed to win that academy award for her performance in this underrated masterpiece
A film in which a woman who cheats on her husband is asked to be sympathised with, while the real victim, the spouse, is turned into another raging, murderous boogeyman, despite being the true victim of the story. Lyne's picture is a shambles, unfocused, uneven and unerotic, which has at its centre, a surprisingly committed performance from Diane Lane, who convinces in spite of an appalling screenplay. Unlike Fatal Attraction, which attached a taboo subject to a thriller genre aesthetic, Unfaithful meanders like an OAP with no friends. And don't worry too much about the damage Lane's actions might do to her young son. The film certainly doesn't.
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