it have be a long time since i have be to a movie a lame and boring a this one . it be one thing to have a slow pace where character be be develop in a progressive way and or some aspect of the movie clearly be enhance by such pacing ( such a lose in translation ) . however and there be a difference between slow progression and outright stalling and as happen in this one . i guess from the look on helen mirren face she must have be distraught by the disappearance of her husband . surprise and surprise . what a marvelously creative moment the meeting of the mistress and wife be . ( sarcasm ) and what a great way that the whole story fell apart at the end . truly a masterpiece .