The defence The Sentimental Softie
“Sincerity is not manipulation.”
The film risks embarrassment to make emotion communal, and that openness is harder than fashionable detachment.
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Unfaithful
Thriller · Drama · Romance · 2002
A New York suburban couple's marriage goes dangerously awry when the wife indulges in an adulterous fling.
Movie details
Unfaithful
“Where do you go when you've gone too far?”
2002 Thriller · Drama · Romance 2h 4m
Critical arithmetic
One number, for now.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
TMDB
6.7 / 10
Community rating
A New York suburban couple's marriage goes dangerously awry when the wife indulges in an adulterous fling.
CriticWise case file
What this film says about your taste.
Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.
The archetype split
Who fights over Unfaithful?
For the defence
The Sentimental Softie
“You came to feel something, and you will.”
Read their case For the prosecution
The Cool Ironist
“Feeling things is a little embarrassing.”
Read their objectionThe split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.
Taste neighbourhood
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Names above the title
The people responsible.
Cast & crew
Directed by
Adrian Lyne
Written by
Alvin Sargent · William Broyles Jr.
Diane Lane
Constance Sumner
Richard Gere
Edward Sumner
Olivier Martinez
Paul Martel
Erik Per Sullivan
Charlie Sumner
Željko Ivanek
Detective Dean
Gary Basaraba
Detective Mirojnick
Kate Burton
Tracy
Court is in session
Put Unfaithful on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
The prosecution The Cool Ironist
“The strings are showing.”
Every cue tells you exactly what to feel and when, leaving sentiment to do the work character should have done.