Here's one of those movies, Art-house, so delicately handled in it's relationship of story and characters, it becomes quite eerie, and you become more concerned than you should. The delicately handling of story is what really impressed me about this movie, which some people will find boring and turn off. But if you sit it out and give it a chance, it pays off. The acting is A level from everyone, although it was Koman as the envious friend of Milliken (also just superb) who I really took notice of. What else has this actor done? The story is one of betrayal, the partner, Milliken, unforgiving of her sick husband's (Jacobs) infidelity, via a manuscript, his best friend, Koman, a book publisher, possesses. We go back and forth to the catalyst, being the mistress, Jacob's character (a budding writer) becomes infatuated with at a book reading. Later in time, he breaks it off, then falls ill, where guilt has him, and a betrayal is realized, through pages of his writing, where for Milliken, it becomes a detective's puzzle. Although the film scored an R rating, it's only due to a couple of pornographic still images, so you birdwatchers, will be left high and dry. I'm glad I saw this one out, as these are the kind of films that should be appreciated, and warrant viewing from Oz audiences, not just the Art-house movie connoisseurs. Ending is a stinger, one of heartlessness, for one greedy party.
