Romance Isn't My Thing, But...WOW!

Rating: 10/10 (26 March 2006)

I liked this movie more than I ever thought I would. Living in a small town in Texas, I went to a neighboring community to see it. Wouldn't want to get labeled, would we? That is part of what I really see this movie is about: labels and communication.
The script is excellent, the actors (especially when young) are attractive, and the supporting roles are strong. The music is expressive of the subject as well...this movie would not have worked with an expansive orchestral score.
Communication breaks down on various levels in this movie...the protagonists lie to themselves and to their respective wives and families; the wives lie to themselves and to their husbands. When the truth does finally come out as it always does everyone is hurt. It is true to life in ways that not many other films are.