Untreu (2002)

Untreu: Directed by Adrian Lyne. With Diane Lane, Erik Per Sullivan, Richard Gere, Olivier Martinez. A New York suburban couple’s marriage goes dangerously awry when the wife indulges in an adulterous fling.

“I have read alot of reviews here that expressed displeasure for this film based on the notion that this was basically u0026quot;softcore porn for housewivesu0026quot; and had nothing new to offer itu0026#39;s audience. Ok, granted; this is not the most original film/script ever written, but I think that many reviews (both Professional and Ametuer alike) have missed the point of this film. Behind the obvious guise of a morality tale showing what can happen if you stray from your marital vows, there is a rather amazing piece of art to be seen. This film is not about marital infedelity, but, rather, about DRAMA. This is what we in the Theater refer to as Drama As Art, meaning that the plot is less important than the impact that the various plot points have on the characters, creating more and more and more drama as the story unfolds. As is the great ballets or stage plays (u0026#39;Giselleu0026#39;, u0026#39;Whose Afraid of Virginia Wolfu0026#39;, u0026#39;Swan Lakeu0026#39; u0026#39;A Streetcar Name Desireu0026#39;), the DRAMA is the star of the production, not the actors or the plot lines.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eAnd in this respect, u0026#39;Unfaithfulu0026#39; excells! Watch carfully as the world slowly turns itself upside down and rips itself to shreds around these two people based on a SINGLE MOMENT IN TIME (the first scene outside of his apartment: Should she go in? Should she go home? One choice, one mopment in time, a world of difference). Based on her choice(s), the drama begins to build to a point when, at the end of the film, the DRAMA is the star, not Geer and Lane. And Drama does a fine job holding this otherwise middle-of-the-road film above the frey.”