What a waste of the great actress Juliet Stevenson who nevertheless saves it from being a 2 or 3. It's a shame she doesn't get better parts - while overrated actresses such as Toni Collette Streep around (do accents instead of act) and get all the press.
The basic idea here is that a politician has an affair and his wife destroys his career in revenge. In the process she kills her father - causes him to have a stroke.
This narrow focus (an affair with a younger woman) could only be of interest to women. And, yes, all the men in the movie are 1-dimensional and bad (except her effeminate son with whom she's "too close"). All of the women are good. Except the bad escort girl.
The plot/ story/ whatever it is plays like every mediocre murder mystery: there's much scheming that you don't follow and really don't care about.
It's worth seeing to watch Stevenson work - at least until the last 3rd when the script becomes pathetic. Otherwise better not to waste your time. Unless you're a divorced woman who wants to wallow in the man's misery as Stevenson eviscerates him.
The basic idea here is that a politician has an affair and his wife destroys his career in revenge. In the process she kills her father - causes him to have a stroke.
This narrow focus (an affair with a younger woman) could only be of interest to women. And, yes, all the men in the movie are 1-dimensional and bad (except her effeminate son with whom she's "too close"). All of the women are good. Except the bad escort girl.
The plot/ story/ whatever it is plays like every mediocre murder mystery: there's much scheming that you don't follow and really don't care about.
It's worth seeing to watch Stevenson work - at least until the last 3rd when the script becomes pathetic. Otherwise better not to waste your time. Unless you're a divorced woman who wants to wallow in the man's misery as Stevenson eviscerates him.