The ravishing Charlotte Rampling is fascinating in this British political mystery as a member of parliament who travels to Paris, ends up in an affair with the sexy younger Iain Glenn and finds herself involved in a situation that could ruin her reputation as a Tory conservative. It's fascinating to see her character come alive as she releases the suppressed warmth inside her and has to face the possibility of losing her son with older husband Michael Gambon.
Complex and intense, this is one of those character based films that has lots of small details boiling together to create a fascinating view of a commanding woman with lots of conflicts, powerful when making a campaign speech, but secretly falling apart under the pressure of blackmail. This leads to a murder mystery twist where the viewer keeps seeing the presence of a body in the river.
The smirking leering smile of Robert Hardy is an unforgettable visual with his smug presence climbing over Rampling like a leaky roof, threatening to cave in at any moment. The little details collect like leaves in a drain from that roof and as everything unfolds, it has some shocking revelations. I didn't see that big twist coming which really makes an impact on my rating overall.
Complex and intense, this is one of those character based films that has lots of small details boiling together to create a fascinating view of a commanding woman with lots of conflicts, powerful when making a campaign speech, but secretly falling apart under the pressure of blackmail. This leads to a murder mystery twist where the viewer keeps seeing the presence of a body in the river.
The smirking leering smile of Robert Hardy is an unforgettable visual with his smug presence climbing over Rampling like a leaky roof, threatening to cave in at any moment. The little details collect like leaves in a drain from that roof and as everything unfolds, it has some shocking revelations. I didn't see that big twist coming which really makes an impact on my rating overall.