Synopsis
Following a traffic accident, things take a turn when the victim's identity is revealed.
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Cast
- Tom WilkinsonJames Manning
- Emily WatsonAnne Manning
- Hermione NorrisPriscilla
- Rupert EverettBill Bule
- Richenda CareySarah Tufnell
- Linda BassettMaggie
- John NevilleLord Rawston
- David HarewoodInspector Marshall
- Jeremy ChildAngus Burrell
- Christine LohrNurse
Recommendations
- 91
Entertainment Weekly
Wilkinson once again astonishes with his ability to convey weakness and strength, hypocrisy and gallantry, cruelty and compassion in the same male animal. - 88
Rolling Stone
Watson and Everett, both superb, bring ferocity and feeling to their roles. But the one you won't forget is Wilkinson (In the Bedroom) in a towering performance of grace and grit that deserves to put him on Oscar's shortlist. Good show. - 88
TV Guide Magazine
If there's pleasure to be derived from the misfortunes of others, then Julian Fellowes' wickedly entertaining adaptation of Nigel Balchin's nearly forgotten 1951 novel is a barrel of fun. - 80
The Hollywood Reporter
The story presents a moral morass involving betrayal, illicit sex, hypocrisy and a crime, yet the film feels tidy. Only one punch gets thrown, and you sense the perpetrator regrets his action immediately. It is all very British. - 80
Variety
With Separate Lies, Fellowes has made a truly adult film -- not because of its content or themes, but because it knows that real drama often lies in the accepted and unspoken realms of life. - 75
Premiere
It touches deftly on class and race and sexual dissatisfaction and never lets up once it has put its characters under a microscope. Beautifully acted throughout, it showcases Watson's most complex performance in years. - 75
New York Daily News
A neat, twisty little domestic drama about smart people, foolish choices. - 60
Village Voice
Fellowes's larger goal seems to be making sympathetic characters of Anne and Bule, who for all their lovey-doveyness never emerge as much more than rich twits à la "The Great Gatsby."
