Meet Ruth and David, two average people who could have lived longer and perhaps more interesting lives if their paths had not collided in a nightclub with catastrophic consequences.
Ruth was a woman with a chequered past, who at age 26 had already collected two children and two divorces and David was a lazy, wealthy drunkard from an aristocratic background.
The two developed a lusty affair, with frequent break-ups, reconciliations, stalking, and mistreatment by David. The movie follows their first encounter and their many fights and tends to get tedious, because the two did little else than obsess about each other, have sex, and split up, just to start again.
All this lasted a couple of years, witnessed by Ruth's dubious admirer and helper Desmond Cussen and Andy, the unfortunate son.
Watching the movie I just felt sorry for Andy, neglected and often forgotten by Ruth, too busy obsessing about lover-boy David. On the other hand, David was an unpleasant character, an obnoxious, degenerate, selfish drunkard. Still, one wonders why Ruth had to kill him, since at the end of their affair he seemed finally able to leave her alone.
Even the final act is disappointing, more of a whimper than a blast, and Ruth's letter to David's mother is a clear example of how people mistake lusty obsession for love. Given the subject, the movie is dreary and drags along forever, even if Miranda Richardson does a good job with her most unpleasant part.
Ruth was a woman with a chequered past, who at age 26 had already collected two children and two divorces and David was a lazy, wealthy drunkard from an aristocratic background.
The two developed a lusty affair, with frequent break-ups, reconciliations, stalking, and mistreatment by David. The movie follows their first encounter and their many fights and tends to get tedious, because the two did little else than obsess about each other, have sex, and split up, just to start again.
All this lasted a couple of years, witnessed by Ruth's dubious admirer and helper Desmond Cussen and Andy, the unfortunate son.
Watching the movie I just felt sorry for Andy, neglected and often forgotten by Ruth, too busy obsessing about lover-boy David. On the other hand, David was an unpleasant character, an obnoxious, degenerate, selfish drunkard. Still, one wonders why Ruth had to kill him, since at the end of their affair he seemed finally able to leave her alone.
Even the final act is disappointing, more of a whimper than a blast, and Ruth's letter to David's mother is a clear example of how people mistake lusty obsession for love. Given the subject, the movie is dreary and drags along forever, even if Miranda Richardson does a good job with her most unpleasant part.