Advantages: potentially a promising idea for a film Disadvantages: did not live up to expectations
...couple of good reviews about Separate Lies so when I saw this DVD on offer at Sendit.com for only £3.83 I thought it was definitely worth buying. It had a couple of things that really appealed to me too. Firstly, it's a British film and I do always prefer to watch films made here rather than over the pond. Secondly it is billed as a suspense thriller and I always enjoy a good thriller which has you on the edge of your seat! Also on the cover there ... ...'outstanding and hugely powerful'. So with all of the above when I sat down to watch the film last night my expectations were very high - but not for long as I will go on to explain.
Firstly, just a very quick summary of what this film is about. James and Anne Manning are a well off middle aged couple. He is a very successful solicitor and she is a somewhat scatty but bored housewife. It's obvious from the very start that there are cracks in their ...
kingfisher111 30.08.2008
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Advantages: An effective story told in a short running time. Quality performance from Tom Wilkinson Disadvantages: Not one for 'action hungry' viewers
Separate Lies is adapted from the 1951 novel 'A Way Through the Wood' by Nigel Balchin. The film, originally released in 2005, is a directorial debut from writer/actor Julian Fellowes, perhaps best known for his oscar-winning screenplay for Gosford Park. It stars Tom Wilkinson (In The Bedroom, Michael Clayton), Emily Watson (Angela's Ashes, Breaking the Waves), Rupert Everett (To Kill A King, The Comfort of Strangers) and Linda Bassett (East is East, ... ...much built around the lives of the English upper-class. The main couple, James and Anne Manning, played by Tom Wilkinson and Emily Watson, are a successful solicitor and intelligent, but lonely, housewife whose marriage appears successful but, as the story unfolds, has clearly seen better days. Maggie (Linda Bassett) is the housekeeper for the couple. Rupert Everett plays the part of Bill Bule, who becomes the wife's bit-on-the-side. A tragic accident ...
tumblewheel 27.07.2008 (14.08.2008)
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Production Year: 1995 - Drama - Director: Ang Lee - Original Language: English - Classification: Universal - Starring: Emma Thompson, Alan Rickman, Kate Winslet, Hugh Grant, Greg Wise, Hugh Laurie, Robert Hardy
Production Year: 1995 - Drama - Director: Ang Lee - Original Language: English - Classification: Universal - Starring: Emma Thompson, Alan Rickman, Kate Winslet, Hugh Grant, Greg Wise, Hugh Laurie, Robert Hardy
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