The stylish trailer here gives way to a rather turgid thriller in its full-length form. The main problem is the lethargic pace, and whilst the film undoubtedly looks good - making effective use of the switch from the novel's UK location to the USA - it takes far too long following its meandering course of secrets exposed and mild shocks. It also does not help that the male characters are underwritten and feckless, whilst the lead female characters are portrayed as varyingly unhinged, apart from strong cameos by Lisa Kudrow and Alison Janney, and Blunt inevitably does good work. To be fair, the finale does work well, bringing together the unravelling lies and reality in a satisfying way, but all that is basically left is an old-fashioned 80s-style 'erotic thriller' potboiler with every ounce of lurid fun drained from it.
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