An average movie

Since I had this dvd for so long (almost 2 years), I thought it was really time to watch the damned thing. First of all, there was a really nice cast (Keira Knightley, Sam Worthington, Eva Mendes and Guillaume Canet) and they all gave some solid performances. I mean, I really did believe that all these people were either attracted or in love with each other. Except though for the couple Knightley-Worthington. Indeed, right from the very first scene in their appartment, you could feel that there was something off between them. Later on, they gave us some really nice and cosy moments between those two but I wasn't really convinced. With this in mind, it became rather difficult to care about their supposed struggle since they seemed much more infatuated with their possible lovers. On top of that, I didn’t really care about the gimmick about having both spouses more or less cheating each other pretty much at the same time. Indeed, both love affairs were pretty intense but they would have worked better on their own, especially with such a short running time. Still, in spite of its flaws, I still enjoyed the directing and the mood created, it was a decent watch and I think it is worth a look.

6/10