The Other Man (2008)

The story of a husband who suspects his wife of adultery, and sets out to track down the other man in her life.

Director:

Richard Eyre

Writers:

Richard Eyre (screenplay), Charles Wood (screenplay)

Stars:

Liam Neeson, Antonio Banderas, Laura Linney

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Laura Linney	...	Lisa
Antonio Banderas	...	Rafe
Liam Neeson	...	Peter
Romola Garai	...	Abigail
Abigail Canton	...	Designer
Pam Ferris	...	Vera
Paterson Joseph	...	Ralph
Craig Parkinson	...	George
Lola Peploe	...	Eleanor
Sophie Wu	...	Shop Assistant
Richard Graham	...	Eric
Lisa McDonald	...	Receptionist
Emma Fielding	...	Gail
Paul Ritter	...	Guy
Amanda Drew	...	Joy

Storyline

In Cambridge, software engineer Peter (Liam Neeson) and shoe designer Lisa are successful in their careers and have been happily married for twenty-five years. They have an adult daughter, Abigail, and Lisa frequently travels to Milano to do business with the Gianni & Gianni Company. When Lisa is gone, Peter finds a message in her cell phone and decides to snoop her e-mails and discovers in a secret folder named Love that she had a lover, Ralph. Peter travels to Milano and stalks Ralph; he finds that the man plays chess in a bar. Peter gets close to Ralph and discusses his relationship with Lisa without knowing that he is her husband.

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Plot Keywords:

cheating wife | plot twist | shoes | e mail | love | 

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Taglines:

What if the one thing you cherished, you lived for, vanished. How much would you risk? How far would you go?

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Genres:

Drama | Mystery | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for some sexuality/nudity and language

Details

Official Sites:

Image Entertainment [United States]

Country:

UK USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

27 May 2009 (France)

Also Known As:

A másik férfi

Filming Locations:

Ealing Studios, Ealing, London, England, UK

Box Office

Budget:

$15,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Rainmark Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

88 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Liam Neeson and Laura Linney previously played husband and wife in Kinsey (2004). They also both starred in Love Actually (2003), although their characters never met on screen.

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Goofs

When Abigail jumps into the cab she just tells the driver "Aeroporto" but there are 2 airports serving Milano: Malpensa and Linate.

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Quotes

Abigail: [answering phone] Hello? Dad?
Peter: Listen, can I talk to you?
Abigail: Yeah. Just talk dad, it's what people do on phones.

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Connections

Featured in Siskel & Ebert: Episode #24.2 (2009)

User Reviews

Interesting Film That Needs a Better Edit

This film is ultimately disappointing and deserving of its relatively low rating because its edit is annoying and telegraphs where it is going. World-class actors contribute tension and pace and a poor edit simply brings the movie to a complete stop. If ever there was an example of how important editing is to a movie, this is it. Film classes should look at this movie, deconstruct it, and put it back together in a more interesting way. If you watch this film, think about simply reordering several scenes to build tension and mystery and remove confusion. It's a worthwhile exercise. Movies are a complex undertaking that requires contributions of so many -- many folks labored over this film but the folks who put it together just didn't have the talent to pull it off.