Decent...and oddly erotic...

Rating: 8/10 (27 November 2005)

This is a disturbing movie to those of us for whom the grass always appears greener on the opposite side of the fence. Beware! You may end up with no grass at all. It also points out excellently how we males haven't quite been able to shed that 'woman as property' mentality. Another man gives our current love a night of extreme pleasure...BEFORE we were together...and it disturbs us enough to destroy the entire relationship? For shame...hunt the guy up, buy him a beer and thank him. Jude Law played the role perfectly. It also demonstrates that we men are NOT the only ones unable at times to make up our minds on what it is we want. The Julia Roberts character flitted back and forth from bed to bed during the entire movie...and in her final scene, as she settles under the covers at night, you see it in her eyes...she still has regrets. Julia Roberts and Natalie Portman, through the forced explanations of the details of their lovemaking by their less secure male partners, become much more human and desirable because of it. This movie demonstrates perfectly that NONE of these characters are ready for a long term relationship, let alone a marriage. Word to the wise; If you and your lover are on shaky ground, this movie could well push you one way or the other.