Diagonaldi Very well executed

Dotbankey A lot of fun.

Orla Zuniga It is interesting even when nothing much happens, which is for most of its 3-hour running time. Read full review

Billy Ollie Through painfully honest and emotional moments, the movie becomes irresistibly relatable

JohnHowardReid I've not read Sheldon's book but I've no doubt the movie is a fairly faithful transcription. It has all the elements that appeal to the ladies. For a start, it's concerned with the loves and passions of the rich, and it moves – in scenes of incredible luxury – against a background of war, fashion, politics, and even Hollywood. It also has a soap opera plot that relies on twists rather than believability, plus soap opera characters who can turn on emotional fire-works with as little depth as a pizza, and who revel in dialogue that they can chew around and waste a grand amount of time enunciating. And yet, despite everything, this soap opera is so skillfully tailored and fashioned, it's hard to resist its overblown appeal. No doubt the producer had hysterics when he saw the editor's final cut in which he threw away scene after expensive scene of incredible period detail in order to concentrate on TV-style close-ups of the cardboard characters. The producer also went to the trouble to utilize real locations in Greece at enormous cost, but what the editor left on the screen was so minuscule, it wasn't worth even one per cent of the expense. In fact, they would actually have done much better to forget about Greece and simply played against a process screen in Hollywood.

ScenicRoute The ending is almost operatic in its perfection, but not quite (I would prefer the last 3 minutes just excised. However, we can't expect either Sidney Sheldon (if the ending is true to the book - I have no idea) or Hollywood to "get" true "Italianate" endings.Anyway, I found the story quite believable and the plot twists effective. And the acting is great. Marie-France Pisier is grandly, operatic - and entirely convincing - as the forgotten lover who will not let go. Susan Sarandon was also excellent as a creatively brilliant corporate-type who latches on to the wrong man. and Clu Gulager is perfect as a squeaky-clean corporate guy (why would one want to be any other way?) except for his way-too '70s hair-do (but then that problem pervades the movie, which is set from 1939-47). Now about John Beck: why don't I know more about him? He played the "dick" (not in the detective sense) superbly - letting his "little head" lead him about until the movie's end, while his "big head" is blithely amoral and absolutely oblivious to the emotional needs of women - something that Italian opera composers exploit so well, as does this movie. And the parade of cynically amoral, seedily corrupt Europeans gives the movie real authenticity as a portrait of the decadence that enveloped wartime Vichy France and its immediate aftermath, and, unfortunately, has gotten worse throughout all Europe (including the UK) since then.So this movie is not the "BOMB" that Siskel & Ebert (or whoever wrote my 1998 movie guide) say it is - it is not dreck, but quite a fine, compelling drama, set in the sexual turmoil that was World War II.

Nazi_Fighter_David It's the time to breathe… to fall in love… to feel the heartbeat of every living moment of every endless day… It's a very romantic time… It's a time for dreams and heartbreak and hope… A time when fantasies can come true… In Paris, the enchanting Noelle—young and vulnerable—lives out her fantasies at the jagged edges of her broken dreams dazzled by its glamor… In Washington, the beautiful Cathy—taken by surprise with her own success—is unaware of its price… Larry—loved by both women— is a sly liar… Constantine Demeris has the power that extends beyond wealth, the power that knows the price of every woman's heart and every man's soul… Sidney Sheldon's story has all the suspense, the intrigue, and the emotions that explode when fantasy collides with destiny… His four unforgettable people live the romance, the passion, the betrayal, the hate and revenge against the midst of WWII, in Three countries: France, United States and Greece

Boyo-2 During the summer of '77, I didn't get to see as many movies as I had been used to seeing the past three years. The only other movie I saw that summer was "Star Wars."So here I am, 17 years old, and I go to this with my Grandmother and an aunt, cause, lets face it, this is what is a classic 'chick flick'. I dislike that expression cause it makes it seem like you have to be a woman to gain any enjoyment, and the only movie I'd personally attach that label to is "Thelma and Louise." Just cause the main character of a movie is a woman does not mean its not about a human being who is completely unbelievable.Anywho, I saw this again last week, and it may as well be 900 years old. They don't make trash like this anymore, but maybe that's because they don't write trash novels anymore. Gone are Harold Robbins, Jackie Susann and the author of this, Sidney Sheldon. We have Jackie Collins, but her stuff ends up on television (I think). Why has the world given up on the trash novel, the one you read on the beach or on a plane?This has it all, like the master checklist..epic length, betrayal, a lot of over- and under-acting, revenge, nudity, sex, self-abortion, international settings, a trial, an actress, a firing squad, a bitch, a virgin, a colorless leading man and even a surprise ending. 8/10.