Oozing like a maple tree with schmaltz, you'll
have to peer over the grizzlies in the front row
lapping it up off their paws. If the director was
going for a look/touch/feel recreation of a movie
made during the period portrayed in this film
(1940's) - then he got it. Save for the sex scenes,
which rival even the fleshiest of modern day films.
(Perhaps, he made the exception for Julianne
Moore?)
Very watchable, although there isn't much more
than an affair film here - okay, a little bit more.
The relationship between the lover and hired private
eye is actually quite sweet. And the ending is
touched off nicely with a truly welcomed surprise to
an otherwise predicable piece.
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