Director Adrian Lyne made a big impact in the 1980s with slick but enjoyable erotic dramas such as Nine 1/2 Weeks and Fatal Attraction. He returns to familiar territory with this remake of Claude Chabrol's La Femme Infidèle, a tale of adultery and its violent aftermath transplanted to suburban New York. Diane Lane is flung into the path of French super stud Olivier Martinez and embarks on a steamy affair that jeopardises her happy marriage to Richard Gere. But sexual ecstasy comes at a price - at least in an Adrian Lyne film. Gere can smell a rat and engages the services of a private detective. It's very stylishly executed, both visually (excellent camerawork from The Truman Show's Peter Biziou) and in the performances of the leads. The only let down is an ambiguous ending, which just smacks of a cop-out.

A New York suburban couple's marriage goes dangerously awry when the wife indulges in an adulterous fling.