Geronimo1967
This is bit like reading a book from back to front, reading chapter nine before you read chapter one. That does present quite a quirky way to tell us a story, but by starting where we end it does rather rely on us being and remaining engaged with the characters if we are to stay with it. Sadly, despite some quite savage writing at times, I found it more like a series of self-obsessed ping-pong games between Jerry (Jeremy Irons) and his best friend Robert (Ben Kingsley] who is married to Emma (Patricia Hodge) with whom Jerry has been having an affair. What isnt quite clear, initially, is just when the husband found out about the treachery around him but as we wind back, sequentially, we fill in a few of the gaps and I realised that I really ...