The film revolves around the life of a planned widow and her manipulative ex-boyfriend betting on the corruption of a married woman and each of them tries to win the bet. When actual romantic feelings begin to appear, things seem to turn into another turn.
Wicked and well-appointed, this is a deliriously sinful costume a drama.
Emanuel Levy
EmanuelLevy.Com
April 30, 2007
Emotional cruelty through sexual manipulation is the rule of the game of this smooth transfer of Christopher Hampton's witty play, with an all-American cast, headed by Glenn Close and Michelle Pfeiffer.
The creepy plot still holds a certain fascination.
Pablo Villaça
Cinema em Cena
February 03, 2004
Close, Malkovich e Pfeiffer aproveitam ao máximo seus fascinantes personagens e os diálogos afiados do roteiro de Hampton, mas o filme é um pouco mais frio do que deveria.
Hal Hinson
Washington Post
January 01, 2000
Tantalizingly wicked -- watching it makes the color rise to your cheeks.
For a tragedy that carries a strong emotional kick, it's wickedly fun.
Vincent Canby
New York Times
May 20, 2003
Witty, entertaining, if occasionally overripe.
Desson Thomson
Washington Post
January 01, 2000
Director Stephen Frears accelerates entertainingly through Christopher Hampton's wig-and-powder sado-comedy about sexual mind games in 18th-century France.
