Advantages: Has potential to be a good thriller Disadvantages: Holes in the plot make it difficult to follow
Richard and Priscilla Parker have been happily married for years and so are not particularly inclined to get to know their new neighbours, the Otises. Eddy Otis, however, is a man who will not be ignored, and soon the Parkers are fast becoming close friends with Eddy and his wife, Kay. A little too close, in fact. Eddy suggests a wife swap for an evening, something that Richard initially turns down, although tempted. Before long though, he gives ... ...Then Kay is brutally murdered and Richard is accused of the killing. But are things really as they seem? Could Eddy have something to do with the murder? Packed with well-known actors and actresses, this early nineties thriller has the potential to be really good. Kevin Kline plays Richard Parker, and, although I am used to seeing him in more comic roles, he is believable as a man confused by desire for his neighbour's wife. A little more character ...
sunmeilan 06.05.2008
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