The Other Wife

I gave this movie quite a high rating because I rather enjoyed it. It was very, very bad in the characters, the plot lines, the direction, in pretty much everything. But the movie was one you could watch with granny or teenage offspring without feeling embarrassed. How many movies can one say that about nowadays? Now, while the characters were nearly all wooden, almost catatonic, they looked pretty enough or sinister enough, almost like a parody of TV movie-making. There were great gaps in which nothing much happened, when the stars (I use the term advisedly) seemed to have forgotten their lines or the director had perhaps popped out for a coffee (or ring his agent). Nevertheless, it was the equivalent of the endless "Schlager" (German pop songs) I used to hear (but not listen to) when I was a guest worker in 1970s West Germany. And I think, if I recall rightly, it didn't rain once throughout the whole three hours of the movie! What's not to like about such a nice, fluffy puppy of a movie that just wants its tummy tickled?

If all you want is fast cars and guns then this is going to be above your head. There is lots of subtle intrigue and anticipation and the characters were like real people - not shallow props to some unconvincing graphic "cartoon".

In real life people do not always wear their emotions on there sleeve and little boys can be quite quiet except when they spill the beans!

I just had to keep watching it to find out what was going to happen next.

Yes it is a bit slow moving as it sets the scene but that makes it all the more convincing and you are left with so many questions.

I MUST see episode 2 to find out how it ends. I guess that makes it a pretty good movie!

This is an excruciatingly boring 2 episode movie with very pretty scenery and locales and bad acting. Perhaps I should cut them some slack - maybe the screenplay/dialogue was a collaboration written by the 9th grade creative writing class of 2010. Rupert Everett, however, presumably could have risen above his portrayal of a cartoonish stoop shouldered Snidely Whiplash. Horrendous performance. He has forever tainted himself.

Rosamund Pilcher is an entertaining author and I hope she did not live to see this rendition of her book. I struggled through it on 4 separate occasions, just to get through it for Rosamund. In the first episode, I longed for the plane crash. Just SOMETHING interesting. And it wasn't. Going forward, I longed for the stiff and awkward ballet scenes to end quickly. They didn't. Terrible, very predictable movie.

Really liked this! It was easy to watch & definitely held my attention all the way through. There were twists I didn't see coming and that keep you guessing plus the characters were well-drawn and believable. At the end of part one I was really keen to see part two! Always a good sign.

John Hannah should be on TV more often! He's great in it. The other performances were very strong too but it made me realise I hadn't seen him in anything for a while. I didn't recognise the lead actress but thought she was very good & had a lot to do & she did it well. Thought the story was great with a lot of tension - kept me guessing! Funny, sad, people's lives are complicated etc. As good as a night in with a good book. Watch it!

I clicked on this to read the synopsis but accidentally purchased episode 1. I was annoyed at myself but thought.... John Hannah, Rupert Everett- intriguing sounding story.....I'll give it a go and not waste the money spent.

Unfortunately within 10mins i was wanting to back out due to the dated and 'straight to TV' quality, plus the cringeworthy acting. THAT little boy????!!! Gawd!!!!! I tried to continue. Give it a chance but after another 20mins i was concerned my toes would never uncurl again. Even though money is tight, life is too short and there are so many other things that are free to watch that are way better than this. I also was definitely not going to pay the £2.49 for the 2nd part so what was the point? I cannot really fairly review this because I didn't see it through but based on the 40mins I sacrificed to watch what I did, this is my summary.