Heather Graham, with all her (ahem) bountiful talent and charms.
18 August 2003
Warning: Spoilers
OK, everyone seems to be trashing this movie, but it isn't that bad. Implausible? Yes! But Graham and Feinnes do credible jobs and we see plenty of Graham skin, which is very nice skin, as actresses go. Much better than Kathy Bates in About Schmidt. Graham plays an American working in London, Feinnes is a famous mountain climber and hero, but has a dangerous look. They become attracted to each other and the fun begins. Not a good movie, not a bad movie, a nice 100-minute diversion that is more entertaining than many.

some MAJOR SPOILERS follow, please read no further, OK??

Most implausible, Graham and Feinnes make eye contact one morning as she goes to work, she sees where he goes, they meet, take a cab ride to his place (actually, his sister's, we learn later), have wild sex, knowing nothing about each other. And she was already in an apparently committed relationship with a nice, but dull, Brit. The wild sex happens often, we see plenty of Heather, we learn that her left breast is measurably larger than her right, she gets cautionary notes, "How much do you really know about him?", he sees her assaulted by a petty thief, runs him down, beats him viciously, they get married quickly, she knows he has a temper, begins to suspect he is really a bad guy, finds out a former girlfriend has been missing several months, she and his sister go to dig, they find body, turns out sis is the killer, she and Feinnes had an incestuous relationship when they were children, she wanted to posses him, killing any women who become close. For some unknown reason Graham and Feinnes end up splitting up.
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