Unfaithful (2002)

Someone always gets hurt in these situations...
This real steamy thriller about adultry stars Richard Gere and Diane Lane (she received an Academy Award nomination for her role). Connie (Diane Lane) and Edward (Richard Gere) Summer have a "near perfect" 11 year marriage with one son. They live the typical "happy" life in an affluent suburb of New York City. Edward, handsome and devoted husband, makes excellent money and Connie doesn't need to work, but does and raises money for charities. One day she travels into the city to work on a project and a freak heavy windstorm literally blows her into Paul (Olivier Martinez), a book dealer. She gets injured from the encounter and he offers her first aid and more. The two start an affair and Connie goes into the city alot to see Paul. Edward asks her if something is wrong, she says no, but he hires a private dectective and eventually discovers the truth. He goes to confront Paul and the plot thickens.

If you ever thought of commiting adultry, see this movie and that'll put an end to that idea! This film held my interest. It shows a different side---that women do it too and the acts can be devastating. This was a different role for Gere, and I rather liked him in this.

I highly recommend this movie. Buy it and enjoy, it is a thriller and not a "chick flick".

Fascinating thriller, beautifully acted
Thanks to the competence of its leading actors, this interesting and suspenseful film maintains a level of integrity in spite of the often implausible script. The first hour is a rather interesting character study of a fractured marriage hurtling toward the inevitable disaster (not so subtlely foreshadowed by Kate Burton's character). The ending may be "convenient" to some, "unsatisfying" to others but to contemporary audience who have "seen it all," it's certainly true that you cannot please everyone. It's certainly an engrossing work as a drama AND a thriller thanks to the solid work of Gere, Lane and (maybe surprisingly) Martinez.

The special features are nice to have, too, and the "Alternate Ending" proves that the theatrical version was the better choice!

Good movie until the last half hour.
Unfaithful starring Diane Lane and Richard Gere had all the potential to be a taut and erotic thriller about deception but the corny ending left me deflated. Diane Lane's performance earned her an Oscar nomination and she is wonderful in it but Unfaithful has a lot of flaws. Gere is very vulnerable in his role, his wife is having an affair and he wants it to end like any loving husband would. I won't give away the ending but it's pretty much a stinker, see it for the great performances but expect a crappy closing.