Review of The Affair

The Affair (1971)
8/10
Romero's second film isn't as bad as you think or what the filmmaker said about his second film.
11 January 2006
A free-spirited young man (The late:Ray Laine) comes back home to Pittsburgh trying to make a new life for himself but when he meets a beautiful young model (Judith Ridley) that affects his life and they fall in love. But the two couple are so different from each other and they try to make their relationship work, despite their complicated lifestyle.

Directed by George A. Romero (Creepshow, Knightriders, Martin) made an interesting, bittersweet drama that is a certainly an Unusual film even for director:Romero. Romero made this film, because he feared being typecast as a "Horror Director". Romero claims this film to be his worst, because he felt his heart wasn't in the right place. When he made the film in the early 1970's. But i liked this film, because of Laine and Ridley strong performances. The behind the scenes moments where Ridley makes Television Commercials are the highlight, that's what Romero was doing in his career at that time.

DVD has an fine non-anamorphic widescreen (1.77:1) transfer and an fine-Dolby 2.0 mono sound. DVD has an interview with the filmmaker:Romero, trailer and Romero's biography. This DVD is double feature with "Season of the Witch". Only faults in the film is Romero's use of flash cutting at several moments and an flawed conclusion. The film has amusing moments for Romero's fans, which Romero close friends like John A. Russo, Russell Streiner, Bill Hinzman and the late:Vince Survinski were involved with Romero's first film "Night of the Living Dead". Which his close friends appears in cameos. Written by Rudy Ricci (Who also wrote the story for Dan O'Bannon's 1985 Cult Classic "Return of the Living Dead"). This film is also known as "The Affair". (****/*****).
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