Based
on the novel by Graham Greene, set in 1946 London. Maurice is a
struggling novelist who meets Henry, a man now married to his
ex-lover Sarah. The two former lovers discover that they are still
in love with each other Maurice's love is a suffocating one filled
with obsession and jealousy and when he suspects that she may be
cheating on him as well, he hires a private investigator to follow
her around. Suspicions mount and soon the relationship hits new
highs and lows with eeach successive outing.
THE END OF
THE AFFAIR is a solid film by Neil Jordan, who bounces back after the
worst movie of his career, IN DREAMS, with flair. Beautiful music
and costumes, along with a stellar performance by Moore, who received
a well-deserved Oscar nomination for the performance, make the film
much more than a run of the mill romance. At times predictable, at
others profound, Jordan cranks up the emotion for a touching and
powerful ending. Well worth watching for Moore's performance alone,
but the fact that the rest of the production is solid is icing on the
cake.
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