The FiFi Report 131

Separate Lies….. written and Directed by Julian Fellowes (Gosford Park)
Who: Tom Wilkinson, Emily Watson, and Rupert Everett
Genre: Drama, murder, sex, lies = Good date movie
Awards: Not yet.
The Plot: Well groomed upper class lawyer and wife (sanschildren) live in London and country cottage. She gets bored. Takeslover. Someone gets killed. Couple argue. Go to Paris. Argue. Cry.Solve the murder mystery. A moral dilemma. Shout. Argue. All under aveil of politeness, and manners. A range rover drives fast aroundLondon. Someone else dies. The plot thickens.
Acting: Emily and Tom are great. Rupert Everett as a straightguy is never really believable. Bless. He just plays a bad, spoilt,sourpuss, arrogant guy. With great dialogue.
Photography: Unobtrusive
Set design: it’s London looking its best. Big country houses,all a bit too chintzy but pretty English gardens in summer. No rain.There’s a scene in the George V in Paris. Chic.
Salon de Beaute: nothing to report except Rupert’s eyebrows arevery big and hairy. Her hair seems to get slicker and straighter as thefilm progresses.
Wardrobe: Boring. Very English village. Does her bum look big in this? Yes. Rupert wears groovy T-shirts over long sleeve T’s and jeans.
Mind drifted to shopping when: only at the end credits. It’s gripping.
Botox: None to be seen. It’s an English film. Rupert snarles allthe way through so it obvious he gave up the botox . He does seem tohave a very stiff upper lip.
Waterproof mascara: it can be poignant but neither tissues or any mascara need be stowed in the Prada bag.
Smooches: Nothing smokin’.
Blood’n’guts: Only in one scene.
Car Chases: It’s a stylish British movie. The closet thing to a car chase is when a Range Rover goes through a red light .
Best review: "Everything about SEPARATE LIES is deliciously underdone and perfect. … a great story, wonderfully acted.", INTERNET REVIEWS
Best worst review: "If movies have taught us anything, it’s thatadultery is never more dreary than when the British are doing it.Especially when they’re rich."