Hype. This film has been all about hype. The reviews have all talked about the hype. Hype hype hype. How did this movie compare to the hype? Look, I'm not going to talk about hype. I'm going to tell you what I thought and whether or not you should see this. So if hype's your thing, go elsewhere.

I never grew up watching Star Wars. In fact, I hadn't watched all of episodes IV-VI until sophmore year of high school. Nonetheless, the series has this power over you. Your body leads you into the theater regardless of whether you'd like to see the new installments in the series. And so, I went to see Episode II. I was especially eager because I had read a number of positive reviews and listened to positive testaments.

Enough with the build up, this movie was great. I had my doubts, like everyone, but this film was much more cohesive than Episode I.

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"Your hair, it's everywhere. Screaming infidelities And taking its wear." Oh Dashboard, you know the hurt caused by your woman's other man. You and Richard Gere are one and the same. Unfortunately, your music has become annoying and I will look elsewhere to learn about the sting of adultury.

In Unfaithful, we see a very honest, albeit extreme, depiction of sneakin' around. Director Adrian Lyne has had numerous opportunities (Indecent Proposal, Fatal Attraction) to perfect the adultury movie and uses this film to break out of the unfeasable plots and try to tackle something a bit more grounded. Some of the elements remain extreme, but the development of the extramarrital relationship is quite plausible.

The film begins with a depiction of the perfect little family. Richard Gere, Diane Lane and their daughter live in a beautiful house in the suburbs without a care in the world. Then, a chance meeting between Lane's character and a handsome, foreign stranger changes everything. The relationship develops, Gere finds out about it, and then confronts the 3rd wheel...

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