Call her campy if you want to, but the fact remains that Jessica Lange, even in a bad day, still easily out-acts the ever-smug Paltrow and the lifeless Schaech; those two bring almost no personality to their roles, and their affair seems to be having nothing going for it besides sex. As for the film itself, it is rather slack for a thriller, with poor continuity and an awkward ending; certainly the fact that filmed scenes weren't included in the final cut didn't help matters at all. But it is smoothly directed and not quite as bad as its reputation suggests. (**1/2)
