On reading over the other good comments here, I feel there's very little for me to contribute. It has all been said. The repetition of the sex scenes etc., ... but for the life of me, I can't feel any warmth coming through in the acting of Ralph Fiennes. He's a very wooden type of actor. Julianne Moore's acting was excellent and very natural, as was Stephen Rea's. Who can forget him in "The Crying Game"? I saw Fiennes in "The English Patient" and wasn't impressed with him in that one, either. I suppose it all comes down to having a special type of presence before the camera. Some actors just don't have it, and therefore don't come through as believable. I didn't read Graham Greene's book and therefore cannot compare it to the movie, but he certainly makes you realize what jealous thoughts can do. Facts can be distorted, and valuable time can be lost with people we love. A lesson here for all of us.
Review of The End of the Affair
