Adulterers

Not every film you see is something you've been anticipating for a long time. Sometimes you see a movie and think "hmm that looks interesting." Such was the case for Adulterers. It's safe to say most people will go into this film with that mind set and hopefully they'll remember that this film is an independent project with a lower budget.

Right off the back, it's important to know this script is all over the place. Dialogue in most scenes feels so off it's difficult to listen to. It doesn't help when the acting feels so overdone that it's not being delivered. There are several occasions where some tension will build only to be torn down by the following line being terribly delivered or a reaction from the characters that feels completely unbelievable; cringe-worthy even.

The premise itself is simple and a perfect set up for a thriller. Your average guy comes home on his anniversary to find his wife cheating on him and the rest of the film experience is to find out whether or not he kills them. Moving along the story, you learn certain "twists" about certain characters which keeps things interesting and new. A few of these attempt are indeed interesting. The rest feel out of place and make you ask "Wait... what?" Outrageous and disturbing behavior/content aside, you may wonder why you're sticking around to see how it ends.

Here are some almost strengths. Yes, there are a few of those. As mentioned before, despite how bad the writing might be, the filmmakers do a good job and holding on to you to see how it ends. Tension does indeed build enough so that you're a part of the thrill ride. The progression and structure of the story itself is compelling. Granted, it's obvious the filmmaker was trying desperately hard to be a Scorsese/Shyamalan (early Shyamalan). However, it makes for a solid and thought-provoking ending to the film.

Aside from the "strength" it's hard to recommend this film to anyone who's looking for an absolutely fantastic thriller. It won't be found here but if you're searching around Netflix and have nothing to watch. There might be worse films to use an hour and a half with.

Despite the weak acting in the beginning ,the film excelled in showing the anger of the husband , the dialogue was solid , keeps you engaged till the last moment , its a respectable piece of art with very good ,but still somehow superficial dissection of the characters.

The husbands anger was ginuine , escalating when needed , the wife's performance transforming fromthe sweet wife to the bittered daughter ,in which she appeared as if a totally different character , too quick in my opinion but convincing .

Very nice movie i must say. Very nice acting , but the end was abrupt , swift , and needed more polishing.

I found this movie to be very entertaining and well acted. Lots of tension trying to determine whether he is going to shoot one or both of the adulters. I found myself thinking that you really couldn't blame him if he did, given the circumstances. Regarding the accents that some have a problem with, who cares. That really shouldn't detract from the movie at all.

Story was good but the concept was old. One time watch movie nothing much. Direction was great, i enjoyed the end alot. Thank you.

I enjoyed this film, while knowing it's far from great art. It was like watching an episode of Jerry Springer or a trashy soap opera. Watchable and fun. It was intense, quite well shot and had a few good plot twists. The acting is a lot better than most films of this kind. Sean Faris was over the top, but in a way I liked.

I get the impression that some of the scenes designed to appeal to people with interracial cuckold fantasies.

The only complaint I have is that I feel the film was wanting us to side with the character Sam a little too much. Yes, being cheated on is heartbreaking, but he does some truly indefensible things.

Overall, if you are looking for something that is the film equivalent of fast food and/or like films about sexual jealousy and revenge, you will probably enjoy this.