What Took Me So Long: This looked like a movie that was going to take itself too seriously.
Why I Saw It: I still like Kiera Knightly. The dual narrative approach is an interesting one so that we see how both Kightley and Worthington navigate their temptations. It's a small movie that doesn't try to overdo anything. It's all played very quietly.
Why I Wish I Hadn't: Let's play a game. Ready? Ok, please find one way for this movie to play out that doesn't feel like it's been done a dozen times before. Therein lies the problem. The producers can insist all they want about how the movie is more about the journey than the destination, but what is going to stick is "who cheats on whom?" and nothing in the handling of that was all that interesting.
Verdict (?): Weakly Don't Recommend
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