Attillio says > Oy vey, what an unbelievable harridan, Maud was! She even makes Star Jones seem like Mother Teresa, by comparison.
I have no idea what the connection to Star Jones would be. I didn't know that she went after anyone's husband or was vindictive and evil as Maud is in this movie.
In regards to Maud, I didn't understand what her problem was. She knew about Ellen's illness and they had been fairly close friends. Assuming Dan married her out of pity or for money, it wasn't Ellen's fault. She, clearly, had no idea.
Should she have refused him because Maud was in love with him? I don't think so. He claimed to love her and was not in love with Maud. She never imagined she'd have a chance with a guy that popular and desired so she went for it.
If Maud was willing to 'loan' Dan out for a year, why didn't she wait patiently for her turn at bat? Going after a dying woman made absolutely no sense. Also, if she was so in love with Dan and believed he loved her and he threw her over for some cold hard cash, shouldn't that have made her want him less? Forget the fact he said he didn't love her, why would she want a guy who could do that to her?
Roman was believable in the role but I don't think the character was believable in the story. She apparently still wanted Dan and must have known she would not be endearing herself to him if she was the cause of Ellen's misery and the reason she found out about the secrets and lies that were being perpetuated on her.
Maud seemed like a smart girl. It seemed the better thing to do was to go to Ellen as a friend; even though she was really not being a friend, and tell her all she knew. She could play it off like she was genuinely concerned for her well-being. Ellen would have bought it and out of gratitude to her 'friend' she would have kept her name out of it.
After Ellen furiously divorced Dan or dropped dead from the shock, Maud could have moved in to console Dan and set herself up as wifey number two. For someone so devious it would have worked out better for her because Dan, a previously struggling architect, would be a much wealthier man after Ellen than before. As a concerned friend, Maud could have also let things slip out instead of showing her hand and being seen as an evil, jealous bit$h. Heck, even if Ellen forgave Dan, she would have probably begged Maud to marry and look after him after she was gone.
That's how it's done in real life; they smile in your face while they're trying to stab you in your back. I know, not because I'm like Maud but, because I've encountered plenty of that type along the way.
Woman, man! That's the way it should be Tarzan. [Tarzan and his mate]
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