Unfaithful.

This movie was all kinds of effed up and crazy which is why I never get tired of watching it. As you can guess the plot circles around the topic of infidelity and the consequences of it. What I really liked about this movie was it's simplicity. Some may argue that such does not exist in the film but to me it does. Unlike other countless movies about cheating this is one of the very few that tells a story as "one version" and not what happens in EVERY relationship when one person loses interest or goes  astray.

The story is a simple one. Connie Sumner seems to have it all. A loving and hardworking husband, a great son, a beautiful home even a housekeeper and a dog. But even though there is the illusion of  perfection, there is still a lack of intimacy between her and her husband due to their busy schedules. 

Yet Connie never seems to complain, after all having a family is hard work and sometimes you must roll with punches. She was never one to go searching for answers or fulfillment but it suddenly bumps into her on a windy day. And as faith would have it she pursues it.  

While running errands in the city Connie gets caught in a windstorm where meets the very handsome Paul who offers to help her until the storm subsides. One could see that there is a bit of tension between the two but it seems to be nothing more than playful. Paul however, is more forward but Connie being the woman she is tries to get out of there a soon as possible.

When she gets home, she tells her husband about her adventure and they laugh about it which is supposed to mark the end of it. Connie however, seems enticed by the small meeting and thinks about seeing Paul again. Before you know it she's in his apartment again, then on his bed and then him on her.

What I really love about this film is the use of sound. I swear, this movie was intense from beginning to end even if there was nothing to be in suspense about. I personally feel as if there was more surrounding sounds than actual words- which is brilliant in my mind. The beauty of it all is the fact that you the viewer can think about what's going on rather than be told. The subtle expressions on the characters' face, their body language their beings allow you to experience the affair and the aftermath, which is pretty cool. 

Connie is the type of woman who knows she's beautiful but doesn't flaunt it but with Paul's interference in her life we can see a change. I really appreciate the tranquility of it all. It's not in your face and loud, which allows us to analyse the events that unfold.

 There's not much left to say (because then I'll just spoil the rest of it) except that everything takes an unlikely turn. There is drama, stress and struggle to fix something that is often unfixable. But the more important question is whether everyone can part from the mess Connie indulged in without getting hurt?

After all in the words of the great Paul, "There is no such thing as a mistake...there is what you do and what you don't do."