Me & Mrs Jones

I didn't know who Robson Green was until I'd seen the "Wire in the Blood" series. I did know Caroline Goodall. I have seen her in several things. She is a great actress.

This is a very predictable story of a tabloid journalist, Liam Marple(Robson Green), who is given the assignment to find something dirty on the interim Prime Minister, Laura Bowden(Caroline Goodall) after the death of the previous Prime Minister.

Using the name Harry Fletcher, Marple takes Bowden on a whirlwind romance, inadvertantly falling in love with her in the process. Marple does find the "dirt" in the family, but in an unique altruistic action, Marple reveals his true identity. After Bowden discovers who he really is, she breaks off their relationship.

But as Liam says in their final meeting; "Boy gets girl, boy loses girl. Then they realize they can't live without each other and fall into each others arms and live happily ever after."

She counters with; "How about boy smiles at girl and girls smiles back, then the boy says goodby and disappears from her life forever."

All of the quotes are paraphrased, but I do recommend this movie if you want some harmless, romantic fun.

Wonderful movie! I loved it! Caroline Goodall,Robson Green are both absolutley amazing in this film,aswell as Keeley Hawes! I highly recomend this movie to anyone who loves a good romance story,or is just a fan of English films!

Robson Green proves once again he's hard to resist - even if you're the British Prime Minister.

In "Me and Mrs. Jones," a reporter, Liam Marple, goes after a hot tabloid-type story on the standing Prime Minister (Caroline Goodall) as she awaits the upcoming election. He does this at the behest of his ex-girlfriend (Keeley Hawes). After forcing a friend to take him to a party, he meets the Prime Minister, they dance, and there's an instant attraction. She is married at this point in name only to Richard Bowden (Philip Quast). The two wind up having an affair, which complicates Liam's plans for a tell-all. She knows him under another name and he's fallen in love with her.

Delightful, sexy story, absolute fantasy, with two attractive leads and a twist that's not really much of a twist at all, 11 years later.

Just watch it and enjoy it for the romance that it is.

Not a great movie,sort of comedy with some drama-like developments and a plot containing certain exaggerated events not happening in reality..but it's fiction ,the script writer wants to make us laughing and exaggerates somewhat(like breaches of security not possible in today's dangerous world at such high levels,as well as a love story not possible under given circumstances!).

To be retained from this story,is shown power of the press making its way successfully into highly guarded political environment,in search of "victims" which could sell their tabloids.

Also that ,even a Prime Minister,regardless if a woman or a man,remains human,with daily problems facing normal people,such as grief,happiness, and a possible secret love life,The message is,we remain humans,notwithstanding our social position,as high as it might be.This I consider the real message of this movie,saving a comedy which otherwise could be quickly forgotten about.

Russell Baker asked us to suspend our disbelief for "Me & Mrs. Jones". Suspension of disbelief is an important aspect in the observation of drama, but only when it's worth while to allow the appreciation of the drama (There was none; it was perfectly obvious from the beginning how it would end.) or comedy (which consisted mostly of Robson Green squinting thoughtfully and his friend the fund-raiser hyperventilating.) There's nothing really wrong with it as a TV-movie, but there's nothing particularly interesting either.