How many normal happily married people indulge in this kind of 'adultery' in USA ? [ The word adultery seems out of fashion these days if you go by the images media and adult books portray !!] This mating ritual has a pleasant name - 'a one night stand' or is that too old as well ? If you forgive the somewhat realistic and 'silly' mating scenes, the movie falls in the above average category because of the tight direction and excellent acting. And the lesson it teaches, if you want to learn!![I have only exchanged a few funny jokes with my lady co-workers, a girl neighbor and female cousins. That was enough for my arranged-marriage-type family to get divorced. Gay and other odd looking people will have to forgive me for my lack of interest.]
Summary
The story is about a well married couple and their little girl. From the decor and the party they seem to be doing well in their middle class setting. It is at this party that the 'other lady' shows up and she exchanges meaningful glances with the husband. So when the wife goes out of town to look for a new house, there is perfect opportunity for the two to indulge in an extra-marital affair shown on the screen as an extended 'mating' ritual that is somewhat embarrassing to watch. Only our 'vixen' sees that as an affair, while our handsome husband takes it as a friendly one-or-two night stand that is supposed to end in a friendly parting.
'Only on my dead body' says the other woman because 'I am pregnant...' ! It seems like the vixen has developed two personalities because from a pleasant friendly lady she becomes a rabbit-boiling murderous woman!! One feels sorry for the lonely vixen in the end, even if she is obsessed with having the husband at all costs, because her expectations do not seem too far fetched....
The husband learns an expensive lesson because of the consequences his actions have on him and his family !!
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