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It has become such a rare occasion where you can give a 9 or even 10 rating without a thinking twice. This movie was suburb in every aspect. The setting somewhere at the beginning of the sixties oozed the atmosphere of that era. I was completely spellbound by the acting of everyone in the movie. The story kept evolving and had many unsuspected surprises. It was such a refreshing experience to see a really well made and entertaining movie in this day and age. I also agree for once the overall rating here which I even find a bit on the low side. It should be nearer to 7, but hey 6,2 is not something to sniff at. Definitely a recommended view.

The first thing that springs to mind is the rating of this substandard pretend to be something movie. I have said it on previous occasions, but somehow I still fall in the same trap. For those familiar with the rating scale here. Getting a 7.2 rating is actually very high. So i gave it a chance and boy. Was this a disappointment. I don't think I missed something. The story was easy enough and the line has been used in movie scripts many times over. And with a budget of an estimated 8 million $ I was expecting considerably more. Besides the fact that this was another crappy movie there was the usual and obvious diversity portraying. Anyway if one has time to kill then there are better things to do then watch this,

Once again, I led myself to be deceived by the ratings and comments on IMDB. Besides the fact that both Nicole Kidman and Antonia Banderas featured here. Both these actors played their roles well, but the script of this movie gave them nothing to work with. You can paint lipstick on a pig, but it remains a pig. I don't even know how to classify this movie. Erotic thriller ? No thrills and no erotic neither. I must say that it was one of the biggest disappointments in a long time. Sometimes I watch a movie without expecting too much. Small budget, unknown actors, a crappy story etc, but on the odd occasion I get a pleasant surprise. I do read the IMDB comments but found that they are equally untrustworthy. I only gave this movie a 1 star. It probably does deserve a little better, but I feel the need to offset the, in my opinion, much to high 6.2 rating.