I suppose I should skip this one

Let's just say this: Dinah (HBC) is wracked with regret and despair over the consequences of her affair. But in the thick of it, she is absolutely shameless.

I whole heartedly disagree with you. I feel there was a very deep and meaningful plot, and that Paul Bettany was more than just appealing. He was alluring to the very definition.

There is not one flaw in this film. The set, the acting, the music, the story...it all held my attention from start to finish.

Don't skip this one!

Most obviously your idea of acting strums somewhere between Fred Flinstone and Austin Powers. This movie was sublime, pure and intoxicating, the level of acting was absolute genius.

As for Mr. Bettanys' looks I'll take it that your a man deficient of any looks or appeal. If not, your a woman who knows herself all too well and therefore you know that you would be insufficient in too many ways to attract a man of similar qualities as Mr. Bettany. A healthy does of self confidence would stand you well in stead, and maybe make you less discriminatory of others.

If you had watched the film at at all without previous bias against Mr. Bettany and the cast of characters, you would have noted that it was a loveless marriage, mostly of convenience for his wife, and that she even stated that love was not what marriage was about, and that he had told her if she had loved him, she would have said it before, and then at that point it might have made a difference.

From your rantings about the "carryings on", I believe thou doest protest to much, and that the plot may have come to close to home for your comfort.

Oh, and have a good day !

WOW---you really DID hate this movie.
I doubt I can change your mind but I did want to point out a few things:

Rickie and Madeleine's marriage was loveless. She was emotionally and physically distant from him. No wonder the earthy, sexy, unconventional Dinah appealed to him.

As far as your comment about there being no guilt over the affair:

Rickie developed a life-threatening ulcer. I am not a dr. but have always heard that ulcers can be caused by extreme stress. I imagine Rickie was rather stressed-out over his guilt about his love affair with his wife's sister. Dinah gave birth to a still born. Again, not being a doctor, I cannot say for sure but most obstetricians tell a pregnant woman to do anything possible to reduce stress during pregnancy. I rather think Dinah was under alot of stress, don't you? After all, she truly loved Madeleine.
She just loved Rickie equally----what a position to be in. The death of her baby daughter affected her dramatically as evidenced by the final scene where Dinah & Madeleine are watching Clarissa flying her kite.

Re: your remark about Paul Bettany's looks. Most women value other qualities over looks-----kindness, humor, being a good father, being a good lover. I could go on and on.

Just my 2 cents. I loved this movie!!

I think Paul Bettany is rather cute and attractive in his own way :) But then again to each their own preferences.

"and Paul Bettany is so homely he should have a grocery bag or two over his head or else wait till midnight to go out of the house. He'd be lucky to get one woman interested in him, let alone two squabbling over him."

alright tenpercent, everyone's entitled to their own opinion so I'm not going bash anything. As I have yet to even see this movie, I won't say a word, but the quote above was just horrible. I for one think that Paul Bettany is a fabulous and talented actor with a great range. Yes, he may not be the average big hollywood paper cut out hunk that girls drool over, but he is talented in what he does. He's an actor not a model. And just for the record by some miracle he did manage to get one woman interested in him. Her name is Jennifer Connelly. And absolutely gorgeous, in my opinion.


"Do you want to come back to my flat for some coke and sex?"

I think everyone was in the wrong and yet everyone was in the right. It was all really morally ambiguous and that's what made it so appealing. I thought it was a wonderful film. I liked how it seemed to show that you could do horrible things and still be a wonderful person.