Dreadful
Added 11/21/2009
I rented this and am very glad I didn't buy it. The under 2 hours seemed to take forever to come to an end. The actors are dreadfully unconvincing and have absolutely no chemistry. Their delivery was humdrum and the whole situation was unbelievabe and uninteresting. I didn't care about their feelings how they would end up because there was simply nothing about any of the characters that made me care. The one and only feature that deserves praise is the setting/scenery which was all very beautiful. Otherwise it was an unebelievable "drama" about boring people who lacked passion even amidst adultery and a hit and run. I think all the one and two star reviews are right on. Skip this one.
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Able melodrama
Added 12/22/2008
This is a fine film in many ways. The acting is superb, and so is the camera work. The shots in Wales are stunning. The script is good....until the last fifteen minutes or so. Writer-Director Fellowes simply lacked a believable or even interesting ending. The entire script collapses into soap opera, leaving sensible viewers frustrated. What could have been a magnificent movie turns out to be mere tv network melodrama.
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JULIAN FELLOWES, OPUS 1
Added 9/28/2008
*** 2005. Written and directed by Julian Fellowes, this film is an adaptation of Nigel Balchin's A way through the wood. A seemingly happy couple's life is turned upside down when Anne hits a cyclist while driving the car of her lover Bill Bule. I personally consider Emily Watson as one of the best actresses of the last twenty years, so I simply had to see SEPARATE LIES. The film is not a masterpiece but is still enjoyable thanks to the actors's performance. And, while watching the film, you can also imagine Italian or Hispanic actors playing the main characters (very funny). Already forgotten.
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Good stuff
Added 9/4/2008
Great interiors and exteriors in this sex and lies adult melodrama from the Brits. True, the husband and wife have no chemistry, but that's the point, isn't it? The lover has a wonderfully hungry look to him. The plot is nicely twisted, but not overly complex. You could do much worse than watch this for an evening's entertainment.
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One star is generous enough
Added 6/19/2008
the writing / storyline and direction of this bomb are awful. The characters are not believeable. Every time you think the movie is over then another scene starts. Wilkinson plays the part of a solicitor who is too forgiving of his unfaithful wife played by Emma Watson. None of the characters are likeable. Just pitiable. You have been warned. I wish I had those 2 hours of my life back that I wasted on this movie.
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Dreadful
Added 11/21/2009
I rented this and am very glad I didn't buy it. The under 2 hours seemed to take forever to come to an end. The actors are dreadfully unconvincing and have absolutely no chemistry. Their delivery was humdrum and the whole situation was unbelievabe and uninteresting. I didn't care about their feelings how they would end up because there was simply nothing about any of the characters that made me care. The one and only feature that deserves praise is the setting/scenery which was all very beautiful. Otherwise it was an unebelievable "drama" about boring people who lacked passion even amidst adultery and a hit and run. I think all the one and two star reviews are right on. Skip this one.
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Able melodrama
Added 12/22/2008
This is a fine film in many ways. The acting is superb, and so is the camera work. The shots in Wales are stunning. The script is good....until the last fifteen minutes or so. Writer-Director Fellowes simply lacked a believable or even interesting ending. The entire script collapses into soap opera, leaving sensible viewers frustrated. What could have been a magnificent movie turns out to be mere tv network melodrama.
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JULIAN FELLOWES, OPUS 1
Added 9/28/2008
*** 2005. Written and directed by Julian Fellowes, this film is an adaptation of Nigel Balchin's A way through the wood. A seemingly happy couple's life is turned upside down when Anne hits a cyclist while driving the car of her lover Bill Bule. I personally consider Emily Watson as one of the best actresses of the last twenty years, so I simply had to see SEPARATE LIES. The film is not a masterpiece but is still enjoyable thanks to the actors's performance. And, while watching the film, you can also imagine Italian or Hispanic actors playing the main characters (very funny). Already forgotten.
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