Anna Galiena, Barry Humphries, Jon Bon Jovi, Lambert Wilson, Patricia Hodge ...( see more  see more... ) , Thandie Newton

Successful playwright Felix Webb (Lambert Wilson) seems to have penned the perfect life for himself, with a beautiful wife (Anna Galiena), three children and a mistress (Thandie Newton) waiting in the...( read more  read more... ) wings. But everything changes when a new leading man (Jon Bon Jovi) strolls onto the scene. He strikes a lucrative deal by offering to romance Felix's wife so that she'll be too busy to suspect her husband's indiscretions.

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R, 96 min.

Directed by: John Duigan

Release Date: March 6, 1998

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DVD Release Date: December 21, 1999

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  • October 13, 2009
    I would never have taken the offer. But then there would be no story.
  • August 28, 2009
    I love this movie. JBJ is so hot.
  • January 2, 2008
    Bon Jovi is amazing in this movie.
  • November 10, 2007
    Bon Jovi really surprised me, not a brilliant actor perhaps, but better than many of them who calls themselves actors. An ok movie.
  • October 3, 2007
    AGAIN JON BON JOVI VERY SEXY MOVIE SHOWS SOME SKIN IN THIS ONE!
  • September 9, 2007
    frist of all I want of say I love JBJ but he should not act he is not good and over all I think ever thing about this movie is bad. The write is cheesy and very prodectable. The dicting is very good ether. I think the actor tryed really hard to make the movie espacel Thandie New...( read more)ton but it just fall short.
  • July 22, 2007
    seems good comparing to the theater trailer

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