I would love to say this movie was great but...Long and boring, the affair that was supposed to be so sexy was okay but certainly not worth the hype. Acting was good but not great. I kept waiting for the exciting turn but even the death scene was none climatic.There was really no ending, just a long discussion and nothing is done. No tense moments, no twist, no nothing... just 2 hours and then its over.Why the 9 out of 10? well it must have connected with my wife as I got a handi for the 3rd act and that alone is worth the price of admission...

Diane Lane really did deserve that academy award nomination for her leading role in this film. She is great here, she's dramatic, deep, and very believable in her role. This movie is well written, and it's well directed also. The plot is intriguing and pulls you in, makes you want to know more. Richard gere is pretty good as well, not as good as Diane, but good none the less. I really enjoyed the script and the well written dialogue between the characters too. The sexual scenes were well choreographed and beautifully shot, they were passionate and well acted. The actor that plays Paul was great too, I really enjoyed his performance here, he was mysterious, sexy, and had a dangerous eerie manner about him. This movie does have its flaws, it's a little too slow in a few parts, but it wasn't overly slow to where I was completely uninterested. This isn't the best erotic thriller ever made, but it is pretty well made, and it's definitely well acted. 7/10 for Unfaithful.

I thought Diane Lane looked absolutely sexy at playing as a middle aged mum. The sex scene's were really beautiful and romantic like I say anyone could agree with me on this? Also Olivier Martinez looked very handsome too, I say a lot of young girls back in 2002 definitely wanted him badly after watching this film cause I suppose he was good looking then haha! This is only my guess now, I'm not really into him. I actually was really sad that his character got killed and they didn't put Richard Gere's character into jail in the end. That was kinda disappointing for me since this is a 2 hour film at the end of the day! That's why I wouldn't give this an Oscar. They should instead just have a few nominations and then, it would make this totally reasonable! The actors were good but I wouldn't go mental with the storyline to be honest....

There are times when this film draws too much attention to itself with lingering shots and unnecessary camera angles. The wind blowing at the beginning is all a bit too unreal. Diane Lane is a good actress and very attractive. She abandons herself in the part and you really believe her performance. But why would she fall for this French guy? Was she not happy in her marriage? Does she have an addictive personality? I lost sympathy for her character, but that doesn't take anything away from her performance.The pacing of the film is quite slow and felt more like a television movie rather than something cinematic. I believed Richard Gere's performance when he confronts the French guy, initially holding it together, and then falling sick when he sees the gift he gave to his wife giving to the French guy as a gift. If you've ever given someone you love something, or said something intimate to them, and then heard it repeated by third parties who know all about your business, you can relate to how Gere feels at this moment. The twist of him killing the French guy is cinematic with the blood pouring down from this head.I think more should have been made of the police investigation where Lane eventually realises that Gere knows about her affair and that he is responsible for the death of the French man. This is the point when the film became interesting, but it was too near the end for it to develop. The first part of Act 2 should be contracted, whereas the last part of Act 2 should be expanded. The problem with the film is the structure of the script, not the performances.