this be a clever story about relationship and a display of three main category of player in the game of relationship represent playboy ( max ) and manipulative woman ( alice ) and the fool who may be indeed in love ( lisa and muriel and lucien ) . max and alice be very unlikeable and perhaps despicable character but who be always in control in the game leave their partner around in the dark . but a the profusely discussed end tell u and a veteran player a max and alice be and they would be happy to part way anytime they see fit a if the game be just announce to be over and each one of them could not care less to get on with his or her own life and play another game with some other anonymous people when another opportunity present itself . lisa and muriel and lucien might be the one who felt like invest something real in a relationship and only not be able to realise that they be the bait in the game and the ultimate loser ( as far a what we be show be concern . who know if they be also advance player of some sort in their world not show to u on screen ) . this be a very fast paced and delicately craft and seductively witty story with an entice execution by the cast . it also deserve some deep think represent how much be real in a game of relationship .