'Notes on a Scandal' clocks in at a brisk 92 minutes, thanks to assured direction by Richard Eyre, who moves the material along without sacrificing the necessary nuances that lend the story its essential bite and resonance. But as written by Patrick Marber ( 'Closer') and acted to near perfection by Judi Dench and Cate Blanchett, the piece becomes a nifty little thriller that's meticulously layered, strangely poetic, and altogether hypnotic. It's a melodramatic tale of twisted longings, power and manipulation, unbearable loneliness, and family strife that in lesser hands could slip into the realm of high camp. 'Notes on a Scandal,' a wonderfully searing and engrossing adaptation of Zoe Heller's popular novel, looks at two very different obsessions and examines how they intertwine and affect the lives of the two very different women at their respective epicenters.
After forging its path of destruction, shattered lives are often left in its wake, but like a dormant virus, it's always poised to flare up again, ready to wreak its special brand of havoc on a new and unsuspecting victim. Its insidious nature allows it to subtly germinate in the deep recesses of our brain, then explode with a formidable ferocity, bulldozing everything that stands in its way. It comes in many flavors with varying degrees of intensity, but if left unchecked it can grow like cancer, eating away at our psyches, forcing aberrant behavior, alienating those we love, and changing one's life in an instant.
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