Comfort of Strangers (1997)
Movie Info
Cast
as Robert
as Colin
as Mary
as Caroline
as Concierge
as Maid
as Bar Manager
as Detective
as Waiter
as Waiter
as First Policeman
as Second Policeman
Critic Reviews for Comfort of Strangers
All Critics (14) | Top Critics (3) | Fresh (7) | Rotten (7)
Ineffective adaptation of Ian McEwan's intriguing novel
Languidly traverses a climate of moral ambiguity and emotional torpor without spilling any vino on the palazzo's floor.
A compelling and macabre psychological thriller
Odd, unsettling and rather pointless
Audience Reviews for Comfort of Strangers
"The Comfort of Strangers" is hardly groundbreaking. In fact most of the film is so insignificant that without the intriguing ending the film would have simply floated away. Thankfully the acting is top notch (Natasha Richardson, Rupert Everett, Christopher Walken and Helen Mirren) are all well suited to the material. They are skilled actors who do well with Harold Pinter's dialogue. In fact, "The Comfort of Strangers" would make a good companion piece to Pinter's older screenplay "The Servant." This picture is rather easy to read, simply put it's about the death of beauty but it's competently made and has an interesting ending making it worth at least one viewing.
Super Reviewer
The synopsis of this film makes it sound much more interesting than it actually is. A bizarre story that just never seems to lift into anything remotely exciting, instead a slow, dull watch hoping for a glimpse of excitement, which never appears
Super Reviewer
A study of how a director can control performances, tone, editing and cinematography to create an overwhelming mood of menace.
Super Reviewer
Comfort of Strangers Quotes
| Robert: | "My father, was a very big man.. and all his life, he wore a black mustache. When it was no longer black, he used a small brush, -- such as ladies use for their eyes. Mascara -- to keep it black. You could not speak, at the dinner table unless first spoken to by my father." |
| Robert: | My father, was a very big man.. and all his life, he wore a black mustache. When it was no longer black, he used a small brush, -- such as ladies use for their eyes. Mascara -- to keep it black. You could not speak, at the dinner table unless first spoken to by my father. |