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The Other Man (2008)

December. 25,2008
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5.4
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The story of a husband who suspects his wife of adultery, and sets out to track down the other man in her life.

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Solemplex
2008/12/25

To me, this movie is perfection.

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Micitype
2008/12/26

Pretty Good

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Glucedee
2008/12/27

It's hard to see any effort in the film. There's no comedy to speak of, no real drama and, worst of all.

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Fleur
2008/12/28

Actress is magnificent and exudes a hypnotic screen presence in this affecting drama.

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SnoopyStyle
2008/12/29

Successful shoe designer Lisa (Laura Linney) dies from cancer leaving her husband Peter (Liam Neeson) and her daughter Abigail (Romola Garai). Peter is a successful software entrepreneur. He discovers a voice message from a mystery man looking for his late wife and he cracks her password for a hidden cache of love pics. His security team uncovers her lover as Ralph Cortez. He goes to Milan and befriends Ralph without acknowledging his wife. Abigail begs him to stop his angry obsession.This is a great cast but the drama isn't there. There is no tension. There is a possibility of a dramatic turn but it goes in the opposite direction. There is a surprising reveal but it doesn't add to the drama. There is a message here as long as the audience is awake to see it. This is a short movie and yet it feels overly long.

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jubilee513
2008/12/30

If you like films that contain a car chase or a fight sequence every 5 minutes then don't watch this film. Maybe this isn't for you, instead maybe watch one of the many films out there in movieland that cater for your tastes.But if you like something a little different with a good plot and some really great acting, watch this.This is a great film to curl up to on the couch. It's not too long and it kept my interest all the way. It has a great twist at the end as well, one that I didn't see coming. Great acting. A simple but atmospheric and compelling story. I enjoy a car chase like anybody else but sometimes I want something more. Something edgy. Something well written and gritty and dark. Something different.I gave this an 8 because it ticks those boxes for me. It may not be the best film I've ever watched but I liked it.Enjoyed

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chucknorrisfacts
2008/12/31

"The Other Man" is so incredibly boring, I can't even believe I sat through the whole thing. I guess the only reason I did was because I hoped it would get better, but it never did.I would highly recommend avoiding this movie. I can't even begin to explain how disappointed I was in it. I mean, I didn't think it would be the kind of flick to win an Academy Award or anything, but I thought it would at least be a solidly written story, but it wasn't...and it shows! I have been a little disappointed in what I've been seeing from Liam Neeson lately...I didn't like this movie, and I didn't like "Unknown" either. I hope he starts picking scripts a little bit better before I start having seconds thoughts about seeing his movies.He's a great actor, but he's just not been picking the best scripts lately, which is weird because normally his movies are pretty damn good! Anyway, in conclusion, I'd say avoid this movie. It's a real letdown. Liam's usually an effective actor, but this script just holds him back from really being able to do anything.

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MBunge
2009/01/01

In sexual terms, The Other Man is like having some pretty good foreplay but when you finally get around to doing the deed, the man's erection completely disappears. It slowly builds your anticipation, only to leave you with nothing but disappointment and frustration.Peter (Liam Neeson) is a successful businessman. Lisa (Laura Linney), his beautiful wife, is a shoe designer for high fashion. Abigail (Romola Garai), his daughter, is in love with a scruffy looking guy of whom Peter disapproves. After a cryptic post-fashion show conversation with Lisa, the film jumps ahead to Lisa being dead. That's when Peter discovers she was having an affair with a Spaniard named Ralph (Antonio Banderas). Peter compulsively seeks out Ralph (pronounced Rayf) and discovers her lover doesn't know that Lisa has passed away. Peter befriends Ralph and gets him to talk about Lisa and their love, seemingly as a prelude to killing him. But then Peter discovers the truth of who Ralph is and the reality of his feelings for Lisa and…well, I'm not really sure how to describe what happens after that. I mean, I could describe it, but you'll think I'm making it up because it's really that ridiculous.The first half of this film is quite effective. It treads a line between being an emotional drama and a thriller, always leaving you in of suspense about what's going happen. It subtly defines Peter as a man who's been unable to function since his wife's death until he finds a purpose in her adultery. You can see him wrap his arms around Lisa's betrayal as though it's brought her back to him and you can feel the tension build in him as he descends on the man who cuckolded him.After delightfully tantalizing the viewer, however, The Other Man goes irretrievably flaccid. All the emotion, all the investment, all the interest is killed deader than Napoleon's boner. That's because at the moment when the movie finally brings Peter and Ralph face-to-face, it goes into a string of intermittent flashbacks that continue through the entire 2nd half of the film. It's flashback after flashback of Lisa and Ralph, Lisa and Peter, Lisa and Abigail and it just destroys the story because all of the flashbacks displace the conflict you've been waiting the whole 1st half of the movie to see. You want to see Peter and Ralph interact. You want to see Peter play a cat-and-mouse game with the man he intends to kill. You want to see Ralph slowly start to wonder who this stranger is who keeps asking about Lisa. You want to see anger and jealously and hatred slowly seep into their conversations before exploding into the truth. And none of that really happens because the damned flashbacks get in the way. Peter and Ralph don't have one extended talk that doesn't get taken over by a flashback and it utterly derails all of the momentum built up in the story. To use sexual terms again, it's like watching an x-rated movie and in the middle of every sex scene, an image of your grandma pops up on screen.Now, Laura Linney does get naked, which remains a very good thing. She, Liam Neeson and Antonio Banderas also try hard, but Neeson and Banderas' characters are so frequently interrupted and displaced by all the damned flashbacks that they never get the chance to do more than sputter.The Other Man is half good, but the other half is so vexing that it ruins the whole thing. Unless you're somebody who only likes foreplay, don't bother with this motion picture.

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