The End of the Affair (1999)

That was an excellent one.

Please don't spend money on this.

A lot of fun.

In truth, there is barely enough story here to make a film.

This is a very good drama about an affair in 1940s London. It's much better than the original. Julianne Moore is excellent as a woman who's married to a boring man and has an affair with a single man who's a writer. Her middle-class English accent is perfect. She should have won the Academy Award for Best Actress.The sex scenes (which are an essential part of the film) are the only reason that this is an 18 certificate in the UK.

Well, I just turned off the DVD player and gave up on watching this flick. I saw it for approximately 60 minutes and asked myself what was going on. People will think I'm kinda dumb, but I sincerely didn't understand what was director's point in intercalating past scenes with current ones. Sometimes the story was sooo slow and uninteresting that I was asking myself if the scene was old or current, since director didn't mind doing that all the time. The only things I could appreciate were the good acting and the beautiful photography direction, which delivered some beautiful scenes and dialogs. However, it feels too Shakespearian and too abstruse to make the spectator care about what's happening. Maybe some little less conversation and much more action-- even in a drama film-- would make it far more interesting than that. I still have hope I'll enjoy other Neil Jordan movies anyways.

This film is the type of period romance film I dislike. It's all so sad and emotional, with the loud overbearing score intended to make you truly feel. It's all obnoxious. The performance are good enough, but none of them resonate that strongly because of the very pat direction and the incredibly vapid writing. It's all so clichéd, it's the reason these sort of films don't age very well and the reason why many (like me) don't look forward to them. I'm surprised Moore got a nomination for this, she's just not up to par for the Oscars. Easily her weakest nomination. I can't say I recommend this at all, it's just not up to very high standards and not very entertaining.

If you like love affairs, possibilities and sacrifice, you will find this amazing movie a charmer. You cannot go wrong with Ralph Fiennes and Julianne Moore on the screen. It palpates with sexuality and beauty.No matter what your moral stances on the subject, this is possible reality in times of war. Just a wonderful story. Amazing acting and performances.For the women, Moore's wardrobe is gorgeous. If you love 40s clothing, you will adore hers. Every time she appeared on the screen I was moved by her face and simplicity. Fiennes spent most of the movie, angry and brooding. He is so believable all the time. He never lets his guard down. He is gorgeous. The direction was special and so moving. Wonderful movie.