It's 1930. Infamous Mrs. Erlynne (Helen Hunt) is chased out of New York high society. She sets eyes on Amalfi, Italy and newly wed Robert Windemere (Mark Umbers). The scandal follows her. Rumors spread affecting his young wife Meg (Scarlett Johansson). She thinks he's having an affair but in reality, Erlynne is secretly Meg's mother unbeknownst to her and Robert has been paying her to keep that secret. Lord Augustus (Tom Wilkinson) falls for the fascinating American Erlynne.
I don't know anything about the Oscar Wilde play. It seems to me that Erlynne is an outrageous American bombshell. Helen Hunt is not quite that character. She has a modernity that doesn't easily come off. It's a light affair with a glow that is two setting too bright. All the British actors seem to be from Masterpiece Theater. I can buy a young Johnansson but Hunt is pushing it.
I don't know anything about the Oscar Wilde play. It seems to me that Erlynne is an outrageous American bombshell. Helen Hunt is not quite that character. She has a modernity that doesn't easily come off. It's a light affair with a glow that is two setting too bright. All the British actors seem to be from Masterpiece Theater. I can buy a young Johnansson but Hunt is pushing it.