..... not a huge fan of adultery in films as a believer......Streep gets across the Italian ancestry without too heavy an accent and gives a remarkably fine performance, doing so much with her eyes and expressive face that she doesn't even need dialogue. She shows us the pain just below the surface--and the boredom and loneliness of the housewife who yearns for something missing in her marriage relationship. And Clint Eastwood scores too, this time without guns or tough guy lines that we're used to hearing from him. He does an honest, realistic and natural job of acting that makes him seem what he is supposed to be--a traveling photographer with the National Geographic intent on filming some of those lovely New England bridges. The story moves just a little too slowly for comfort at times and this is the only major flaw because it's told in such an honest fashion from beginning to end. Streep's children are extremely well played and their viewpoint is understandable when they discover the diaries she has kept of her four day love affair.....Touching and straightforward in its simplicity, there is much to admire about the film. Streep and Eastwood are at their level best. The color photography is a treat and so is the unobtrusive background score.
