This film carries all the wit that is expected from an Oscar Wilde play. The centrepiece of the plot is a politician's past indiscretion, and this is well handled and credible. The final plot twist depends on the compromising nature of a visit paid by a married woman to a bachelor's house. The horror of this does not carry through to the present and we are left wondering why it is taken so seriously. Rupert Everett and Cate Blanchett are both outstanding, their stage training shining through in the film. Minnie Driver seems miscast, however. Altogether, a clever and engaging film.
Review of An Ideal Husband
