The Children Act (2017)

As her marriage crumbles, a judge must decide a case involving a teenage boy who is refusing a blood transfusion on religious principle.

The judicial issue is simply the premise for the well-balanced examination of the boy's fixation on the judge, which opens even deeper issues; Emma Thompson delivers another mainificent performance.

The Other Man (2008)

 

 

The story of a husband who suspects his wife of adultery, and sets out to track down the other man in her life.

 

Well-played drama starts off as a tale of frantic jealousy, but with an artful twist turns into a sympathetic study of understanding and forgiveness.

Maltin**1/2: "Stars are in fine form, but the would-be film noir becomes a lukewarm soap opera."