A Matter of Choice

Like in Hitchcock 's "family plot" (1976) ,there are two apparently independent plots; the prologue sets the tone: life is a matter of choice,and is what happens when you are busy making other plans .Fate may challenge the probability

Two boys wandering ,one of them taking a girl home and trying to pick her up (the scene verges on parody ,the actors ,mainly the girl , are a little ludicrous) ; an unfaithful wife ,leaving for California on a business trip with her husband, much to her lover's displeasure .

An incident at a vending-machine will change all the characters' life as the two stories become one .The first part drags on a little, (the long scene in the boy's flat with the girl looks like a cartoon ,Tweetie Pie and Sylvester style),but from the incident (and the accident), there's no letup as the movie continues to build in suspense as many sudden new developments happen (some of them a bit implausible,why THAT garage?) .But the title tells it all :it's a matter of choice .And the story is gripping ,till its very last pictures .