Viewed in
2007
Premise
Lies fly and hearts break when two different couples cheat on each other, and their partners exact revenge.
Who should watch
Fans of the awesome cast. Those who want something thoughtful and painful on the subject of love.
Thoughts
How this film was made was just cool. Only four actors acting, nothing flashy. It was an awesome ensemble acting performance as each took turns lying, lied to, cheating, cheated on, being hurtful and hurting. Clive Owen was phenomenal.
This film should have been nominated for best screenplay. What stood out the most was the dialogue. Like the characters, it was witty, clever, manipulating, and occasionally painful. It was a joy listening and watching the exploration of love and hurting those you love in the form of conversations, flirtations and confrontations. I would like to re-watch it sometime to see when and what each character was actually telling the truth.
The dialogue was awesome and the actors were great. However, I was not able to feel an emotional connection. I wanted to love this film, but for me it lacked that 'oomph' factor. Perhaps I am still too immature to understand. Or perhaps because there was no protagonist, just four people lying, cheating and hurting one another.
What I would change
Nothing.
