Clive
Owen and Jennifer Aniston star in this forgettably enjoyable thriller, set in Chicago, about an
affair that leads to lies and blackmail. The romantic aspect isn’t much. The
plot (adapted from a James
Siegel novel by of Collateral scribe Stuart Beattie) has some decent twists, but relies too much on Owens being a) an idiot
and b) willing to sacrifice everything for a woman he doesn’t know very well.
The villain (Vincent Cassel) is so wily and versatile he’s hard to believe, but
easy to despise.
circulated 11/24/05 and posted and slightly revised 9/24/13
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