The Man Who Fell Apart

Open minded viewers not seeking wrongs, rights, ups n' downs , only surprising to see only 1 reviewer, and negative at that ?

Roy Baker was a well weathered warts included, thoughtful director. And here he shows that skillfully, narratively and technically !

Ms. Tushingham never better as in this instance. And the rest of cast all very believable. The first and most important element of a good story is that the viewer does actually care about all the characters and their dilemma ? Here we have a seemingly impossible triangle, to which there does not seem a simple solution ? Anyone who claims that the conclusion was obvious, perhaps had little or no empathy for these intelligent , people with all their confusing emotional baggage on brutal display ? Think , if you are a young or soon to be middle aged woman , as 2 points in the triangle , what could you, or would you do (legally without prejudice.) to find a civilized solution ? And if you happen to be a male viewer, would you be the weaker character or the stronger one ?

My personal answer , is if we are true and understand the value of loyalty , this scenario would be unacceptable, therefore not occur ?