like many others and i have be attract to the combination of pollack and ford and scott thomas . i have enjoy the work of pollack and ford on sabrina and a well make film and a careful rewrite of the old material . on hear that this film be in production i order and read the book . immediately it seem that this would be a more difficult story to film . the character be not always sympathetic and there be little if any humor and the author make numerous plot shortcut to focus on his principal theme represent that and since each would see the other a the only one share the unique combination of loss and betrayal bring on by the air crash and the adulterer completely surprised spouse would seek each other out . moreover and he imagine that resolution could come to both through a bitter exploration of the adulterer hide life and that this experience of thick and thin could yield a deep love than each have previously . although much of the book deal with their bitterness and their building hatred of their former partner and in the end acceptance and forgiveness be find . the film script retain only the air crash and the share predicament of the spouse . where the woman be the research aggressor in the book and it be the man in the film and the woman be never a willing co researcher . the film have a completely new dramatic sub plot for harrison ford which seem even more contrived than the double coincidence of the air crash . the congresswoman up for re election sub plot for the woman be also new and yet it work well . audience the expectation of pure romance or romantic comedy can not be meet because this story focusses on a very bitter pill . where resolution and forgiveness be achieve in the book and however and lift the burden of bitterness from the reader and permit levity and there be no corresponding moment in the film . although forgiveness be never hint at and we be leave to surmise that heal follow a shooting do double duty . ford character need not be such an unentertaining man of few word and scott thomas accent change be a little disconcerting at first . this film be not the dead loss suggest by others . it be and however and a difficult film to appreciate because the rewrite and adaptation to the screen be below the standard previously achieve by the director cast .