Vashirdfel Simply A Masterpiece

FuzzyTagz If the ambition is to provide two hours of instantly forgettable, popcorn-munching escapism, it succeeds.

Doomtomylo a film so unique, intoxicating and bizarre that it not only demands another viewing, but is also forgivable as a satirical comedy where the jokes eventually take the back seat.

Allison Davies The film never slows down or bores, plunging from one harrowing sequence to the next.

SnoopyStyle Composer Richard Parker (Kevin Kline) and his wife Priscilla (Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio) are an ordinary suburban couple. Eddy (Kevin Spacey) and Kay Otis (Rebecca Miller) move in next door. They become fast friends. Eddy is a risk-taking financial adviser. Richard hits Eddy with his car but Eddy reveals that it's an insurance scam with the money going to the Parkers. Eddy keeps pushing Richard to take greater risks including sleeping with Kay. It sets Richard on a downward spiral all orchestrated by Eddy.The problem starts with the Parkers. They are suppose to be the average suburban couple but Richard's infidelity is really problematic. They are perfectly happy to take the money from the insurance fraud. They are not innocent victims and I can't treat them as such. The major problem is Eddy's convoluted scheme. I have a few issues. Some of it is too convenient for the plot. There are nobody to root for and the plot has problems.

Desertman84 Consenting Adults is a film an insurance scam movie where a con man frames his neighbor for the death of his wife. It stars Kevin Kline, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, Kevin Spacey and Rebecca Miller. It was directed by Alan J. Pakula. Richard Parker and his wife Priscilla live an ordinary suburban life until they meet their new neighbors Eddy and Kay. The two couples become friends until some mate swapping is suggested by the men. The plot takes a nasty turn, however, when Richard sleeps with Kay, who turns up, the next morning, bludgeoned to death with a baseball bat. Soon, Richard is charged with the crime and must prove his innocence.Viewers shouldn't get their hopes up. This is the sort of thriller in which characters keep putting themselves in dangerous situations because as it requires them to be in dangerous situations. You see, soon after the movie ends, you start thinking about the script's little implausibility. To name just one: In a scene in which two people make love in a room with a flickering fireplace, one of the consenting adults doesn't recognize the other as an impostor -- not a spouse, not a familiar neighbor but an utter stranger. Indeed, the sex scenes are synthetic and perfunctory.The one true surprise has nothing at all to do with the plot: It's Kevin Spacey's hair. Dyed a glittering blond, it sets off his smirk, come- hither mug with maximum perversity. But still, he is great in his performance in this average and forgettable movie that is why I gave it an above average rating instead of an average one. This is the only reason why I would recommend watching it.

jotix100 Richard and Priscilla Parker are a happily married couple. He works writing jingles for different products, as we meet him. Priscilla, who is also seen while he works at a recording studio, appears to be the one that handles the financial aspect. They have a teen aged daughter who is attending a boarding school. Their home is set in a well to do division in the suburb of Atlanta. They seem to have it all.Little do they know their life is about to change drastically when their new neighbors buy the house next to them. Eddy and Kay Otis are an attractive couple about the same age as the Parkers, but with no children. Eddy shows all the signs of being a fast operator. Kay, on the other hand, is the quiet one. Eddy is a glib man that gives the impression of being a con man, if there were ever one. The new arrivals latch on to the Parkers, as they become friends.Richard and Priscilla's marriage has seen better days. He works at home late into the night. Richard cannot help but to notice the beautiful Kay next door preparing for bed, or getting out of the bathtub with nothing on. He begins acting like a peeping tom. Eddy pulls a fast one when he is hit by Richard's car. He offers the settlement check to his friends, who at first, are reluctant to do so. The Parkers begin having second thoughts about their neighbors.One day, out of the blue, Eddy has an interesting proposal for Richard. How about switching wives, but not in the obvious way. Eddy wants to be subtle about it. One night, Richard, who cannot resist spending some time in the sack with Kay, comes down during the night. He is to go to the Otises, where Kay will be sleeping, have sex with her, and just return back home. Eddy is expected to do the same with Priscilla. Wrong decision, indeed. When Kay is found dead, all suspicions fall on Richard, the last one to have sex with her. But was that so? Richard's life goes into a tail spin as he tries to prove his innocence, only to get a lot of complications along the way."Consenting Adults" came almost at the end of Mr. Pakula's life. He met a horrible death. As a film director, Mr. Pakula enjoyed a good career in Hollywood, and even if this film was flawed, he showed he was the man that got good performances from actors that worked for him. As written by Matthew Chapman, the film holds a good promise up until the Kay's horrible death. After that, the film does not make much sense the way it was written, which leaves a lot of questions in the viewer's mind. Best thing in the film is Kevin Spacey at his weirdest. He is the most interesting character that contrasts with the more reserved Kevin Kline, whose Richard shows a high libido gone wrong, while Spacey's Eddy is a cunning evil man that has an ulterior motive to capitalize on Kay's murder. Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio and Rebecca Miller, who is also a good director, play second fiddles to their high profiled husbands.

maahaatoyou I'm quite young and watching this film seemed like a bit of a waste of time People might say oh yeah you wont get it but there wasn't a lot to get Bits of it were jumpy n they were the only scary bits unless you don't like blood Both me and my friend found it a bit boring at pointsSome of just made no sense at all, like why would he get back with his wife? The characters seemed a bit basic and most of it was just so bad it was amusing It didn't really have anything going for it, seeing as it wasn't funny, or scary, or interesting. I wouldn't watch it againBut if there's nothing on you could keep yourself entertained trying to work out the little plot it has.