Some negative marks

Rating: 7/10 (21 December 2005)

Since all the comments here have been very positive - and you may read those splendid reviews first - let me give a few negative marks that I'm surprised few people seem to have given.

It is difficult to believe Rhys-Myers' personage is capable of deluding his allegedly intelligent wife, while keeping his lover hanging on the telephone. You wouldn't give him that credit. - It is even harder to believe he has been a professional tennis player, holding his own against Agassi or Henman. His being a pro player wasn't necessary for the plot, so I wonder why they insisted on having him display his mediocre tennis skills. - While the movie does a very good job in giving us the feeling of boredom and superficiality that govern the posh atmosphere he's gotten into, several scenes take simply too long. - Finally, I couldn't bear with the tension building and hardly ever resolving, but that may be a strong point of the movie as well.