this involve two people richard and natalie embark on an illicit affair . bad enough that natalie have just get marry but the relationship go beyond adultery since richard be natalie brother . yup you read that right . if you think the incest plot from brookside be bad you ain not see nothing yet stephen poliakoff judging by his previous work isn not a bad writer but he write a very poor script here . it be point out that there no motive or explanation a to why richard and natalie have embark on their incestuous relationship which be a mistake by the writer and be there a poorer subject for an audience than incest . alan rickman be an actor who i can take or leave and he certainly best cast a cartoonish villain and a sinclair the husband of natalie he seem unable to do anything with the role . i also have a serious problem understand how anyone could fall in love with sinclair and he one of those bore you find at every golf club prop up the bar a he tell everyone what a success he make of his life and but even so i doubt if that would have be enough to drive natalie into the arm of her love brother yuck . if anyone give an outstanding performance then it clive owen a richard and you almost feel sorry for him a he realise the relationship be over but see a the relationship be with a blood relative you may as well feel sorry for adolph hitler in that case .