the story lacks credibility

Rating: 5/10 (5 February 2006)

I have read some good critics on the movie and i knew before that it would be a different Woody Allen movie. So we (2 couples) went to the cinema, expecting a thoroughly thought through crime and passion movie. At the beginning i felt comfortable with the plot and the scenery. The cast did o.k., especially Matthew Good left a good impression. By the middle of the film I was getting more and more annoyed that the clumsy, incautious handling of the affair between Chris and Nola remained undetected. I also couldn't follow the motivation of Chris. A rich divorce would have been a fabulous option. In a crime movie, the story has to be perfect. Compared to "Crimes to Misdemeanors" it's much weaker, a 4 out of 10.