Unfaithfully Yours
Based on the 1948 Preston Sturges film, Unfaithfully Yours follows composer Claude Eastman (Dudley Moore) as he becomes convinced that his young wife (Nastassja Kinski’s Daniella) is having an affair with a hunky musician (Armand Assante’s Max) – with the narrative eventually detailing Claude’s efforts at plotting a complicated revenge. It’s a decent premise that’s employed to watchable (if mostly forgettable) effect by director Howard Zieff, as the filmmaker, working from a script by Valerie Curtin, Barry Levinson, and Robert Klane, delivers a slow-moving comedy that ultimately benefits rather substantially from the above-average efforts of its various performers – with Moore’s typically winning turn matched by his two costars. There’s little doubt, as well, that Unfaithfully Yours‘ opening hour contains a number of admittedly hilarious bits of comedy that contribute heavily to the affable atmosphere, although it’s worth noting that the overly slapsticky third act isn’t quite able to make the knee-slapping impact that Zieff has surely intended – which effectively does confirm the picture’s place as a rather minor Moore vehicle.
**1/2 out of ****
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