Overly epic but watchable

This film has its moments but tries too hard to be epic. The premise is a little thin; that Laurel (Jodie Foster) would wilfully accept a stranger without saying anything or else forget what her husband was like. It was important for her to have a man in her life, back then it was almost mandatory, but Orin was at heart a good man who loved her. If you can look past that, it's an ok date-night film - but make sure there's some nice wine on hand for the silly bits.

5/10