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M ay 15, 2002
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Gere: ‘Unfaithful’ to his usual role
uncover her affair. When pictures
JENNIFER KANE
of the
Staff Writer
To say that a movie based
solely on adultery and murder
was good feels a bit immoral.
But
what
are brought to
two
Sumner’s attention, he becomes
the
mad with rage, and ends up at
Paul’s apartment one afternoon.
The third shaking takes place
hell,
that same afternoon when one of
Diane
the men ends up dead. As I am
Lane, Richard Gere, and Oliver
not one to entirely ruin the plot of
Martinez, was just that. Director
a good movie, the killer and
Adrian Lyne (“Fatal Attraction”)
killed will not be disclosed.
“Unfaithful,’’starring
remade the 1969 French film “La
This plot is saturated with
Femme Infidele” and the product
secrets and lies, and all of them
is a dramatic thriller about a wife
are brought to the table by the
having an affair with a much
end of the movie. But only those
younger, much better looking
involved and the audience really
man.
knows what happened. The child
the
is left in the dark about all of the
Sumners - a happily married
events, and the police never
Gere
and
Lane play
couple with a 9-year-old child,
catch the murderer. This aspect
living very comfortably in the
of the story is simply unbeliev
suburbs of New York City.
able.
Things between the two first
get shaken up when Connie
Internet photo
So how did I personally feel
about this movie?
place to figure out how the char
acters end up. The wife and killer
Sumner has a chance meeting
First, this is definitely not a
either move to Mexico together,
with Paul (Martinez) during a
typical Richard Gere role. One,
or the murderer turns himself
windstorm in the city. She goes
because he is not his usual studly
into the police. We will never
into his apartment for a cup of tea
self. Throughout the film he is
know.
and leaves With a book he feels
clothed
in
a
wardrobe that
Other than these two seeming
reminded me of my grandfa
ly tiny' factors, the movie was
Later, while she’s reading the
ther’s. Sweater vests and loafers
good. If you enjoy very hot and
book, Paul’s phone number just
were donned the entire two
steamy loves scenes with a
happens to fall out from between
hours. Secondly, Richard Gere is
killing thrown in for kicks, then
the pages and onto to the floor.
a very angry man in this movie
This leads into a hot and steamy
and very dorky all at the same
you want to go see this movie.
7b reach Jennifer Kane email her
affair between the two that lasts
time. I’m still not quite sure if I
for the majority of the movie.
enjoyed the uncharacteristic role
quite passionately about.
The second shaking occurs
or if it really just bugged me.
when her husband slowly catches
Second, the ending is one of
on to her lies (mostly because she
those “You decide for yourself
becomes obsessed with the affair
what you want to happen” deals.
and does a terrible job at hiding
I hate those. I wish they would
it.) Quite conveniently, he knows
just tell us what happens, rather
a man that has no qualms about
than having the audience read
following Connie around to
into everything that just took
at jenk403@aolcom or drop by B-
Connie (Diane Lane) and her husband (Gere) share a
steamy moment together before the plot thickens.
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Dedicated to Norma Mullen
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