I'm a sensitive man. I grew up in a mostly female household. I went to a predominantly women's college. I have many female friends. But I'll stereotype myself as a guy in this case - this, despite being from a Graham Greene story, is as much of a women's movie as anything.
Any man, in Steven Rea's shoes would either kick the holy hell out of Fiennes' writer or cut off his cheating wife pronto - instead, Rea is all loving and ok with the fact his wife has been cheating on him, because of her fate. The scene where the illicit couple run into Rea in Brighton is one of the most laughable confrontations in film history - who acts that way?
Throw in the supernatural stuff at then end (no spoiler), and its a wasted 2 hours or so.
Any man, in Steven Rea's shoes would either kick the holy hell out of Fiennes' writer or cut off his cheating wife pronto - instead, Rea is all loving and ok with the fact his wife has been cheating on him, because of her fate. The scene where the illicit couple run into Rea in Brighton is one of the most laughable confrontations in film history - who acts that way?
Throw in the supernatural stuff at then end (no spoiler), and its a wasted 2 hours or so.