Really disliked it

Rating: 2/10 (30 July 2006)

I agree with those who really disliked the movie. It was charmless. I cared for neither character because I never felt I'd any reason to like either one. Nor did I find them so beset with pressing problems that my pity was evoked - The man can routinely ring up his wife if he wishes to have a chat (though he's a way for a few days earning a few million dollars) and receives her attention with almost daily faxes and mail seeking his opinion on matters affecting them.
And the young woman has a husband who seems to yearn for her company and seek to do whatever he can while there on business to make her happy.
I felt I knew nothing of either of the principal characters - and never felt either had any serious problem with which I ought to be concerned.
If I'd felt that there was a charm in the film -- some kind of wonderful dialogue or charming imaginative behavior in which the two engage, I'd have enjoyed it perhaps - even if I'd otherwise felt nothing for the characters -- but alas.
(I do wonder sometimes why movies from 70 years ago seemed effortlessly to carry dialogue one would always remember (from Constance Bennett speaking to Cary Grant in Topper ro Myrna Loy speaking to William Powell in their 13 or so films -or Carole Lombard speaking to Fred MacMurray).
Sadly this is just utterly charmless and flat.
I am surprised I disliked it as much as I do - I'd not have seen it if I hadn't quite expected to like it.
There really are quite good movies out there - don't waste your time.