The Other Man
Dir: Richard Eyre
2008
**
The disjointed narrative was neither original nor clever. it was poorly thought out and confusing. This was the ultimate failure that broke what could have been a pretty decent drama, it distracted the audience away from what was important just for the sake of being non-formulaic. Although the fact that the lead character (Liam Neeson) is upstaged to embarrassing levels by the films supporting actor (Antonio Banderas) doesn't help. Neeson and Linney are not at their best, Romola Garai is dreadful and spoils the film while the pretty talented Craig Parkinson is given very little to do. A half decent idea executed poorly. The only reason to watch is for Antonio Banderas, who is actually brilliant in his role and thus saves the film from being a 1 star film, but only just!