Afterglow (1997)

Load of rubbish!!

A Surprisingly Unforgettable Movie!

Very good movie overall, highly recommended. Most of the negative reviews don't have any merit and are all pollitically based. Give this movie a chance at least, and it might give you a different perspective.

A great movie, one of the best of this year. There was a bit of confusion at one point in the plot, but nothing serious.

"Afterglow" is one of those rare movies that I enjoyed thinking about afterwards more than I did actually watching it.Julie Christie and Nick Nolte give phenomenal performances as two adults engaged in naughty infidelities that have serious impacts on them and those they love. Director Alan Rudolph, a protégé of Robert Altman back when Altman was alive, gives the film a gauzy, dream-like quality that makes it stick in the mind long after you've watched it. The ending especially I found to be unnerving and haunting.Christie received her third Best Actress Academy Award nomination and her first since "McCabe and Mrs. Miller" 26 years earlier.Grade: B+

Probably the worst movie that I have ever seen. No sense of depth or fullness. Can't believe that this movie could be made. Shocked by Nick Nolte's hair---it was never combed once throughout the entire movie. The movie was very hard to sit through---I just didn't feel any sense of connection to the characters at all. I am trying to understand why some people seemed to enjoy it so much. To post on this board, you have to write ten lines about a movie. I am at a total loss on how to do that when the movie itself was so empty. This is a movie that you will not want to waste any amount of time on. Take my advice, do not watch this movie, even if it is the only one that you have access to watch.

I enjoyed this movie. I suppose that I had the problem of NickNolte and his funny-looking, scruffy macho self, but it fit thecharacter. My favorite character was the sexually modest andcompletely cold executive Jeffrey Byron played by Jonny Lee Miller,fresh from Trainspotting. When he slightly slips his accent, it isreally fun to hear. Since it takes place in Canada though, it isawesome that he particularly lets it out on words like "about" - "ay- boat". Slight Spoiler.... Even though the character was mean, cold, and he was the onethat provoked his wife into the main problem in the movie early on,I felt as if he was almost the protagonist. The setting of Montrealwas beautiful, the cinematography varying between lush andclassy, and the characters very well thought-out. The Phyllis Manncharacter was entertaining. And Jeffrey's wife Marianne was funny,but you almost hate her for the way she goes in this movie... This movie would have been much better without Nick Nolte - hisfacial expressions were just perfect, but his presence can becontinuously irritating. He'll also turn off half of the ladies watchingthis. Considering that it's themes are wonderful for a femaleaudience, that's bad. But does the movie want you to hate himanyway? Oh well. 8 out of 10 in my point of view - deducting onepoint for Nolte and one point for the overusage of adultery in theplot. If you aren't into romance-drama plots and character studies,avoid this one. If you like Nick Nolte, grab it. If you don't, you mighthave to stomach him. A worthy rent.

I saw this movie and very thoroughly enjoyed it. No, it was not realistic, no, it was not stellar acting, or serious story. It was exactly what it bills itself to be, a romance-comedy. This movie is good escapism. If you need a smile, or just to sit back and relax without getting all overly engrossed in a movie, this is a good one to pick.