Subtle Messages.

Rating: 10/10 (7 December 2004)

I saw this movie with a friend and liked it so much I went back to see it only two weeks later with my husband who said that HE would like to see it again too!
Lots of subtle messages came across in this movie. Like how important it is to step into an adventurous zone once in a while. Like how important it is to make time for primary relationships. Like how important it is to be yourself and not care so much what people think of you; as my husband says, people will gossip about you anyway: Give them something worthwhile to talk about!
And then, of course, there was the tension between attraction and love and loyalty: one can't help wondering what would have happened if Paulina HAD accepted John Clark's dinner invitation. It was nice to see the unexpected ending - older woman keeping her husband AND learning to loosen up and have fun in the process.
And of course, there was Richard Gere (for me to sigh over) and Susan Sarandon and Lisa Walter (for my husband, who likes older AND plump and forthright women!) - who just seem to be getting sexier with age!