Consenting Adults

October. 16,1992      R
Rating:
5.7
Trailer Synopsis Cast

Richard and Priscilla Parker are an ordinary suburban couple whose lives are invaded and rocked by their hedonistic, secretive new neighbors, Eddy and Kay Otis.

Kevin Kline as  Richard Parker
Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio as  Priscilla Parker
Kevin Spacey as  Eddy Otis
Rebecca Miller as  Kay Otis
Forest Whitaker as  David Duttonville
E.G. Marshall as  George Gordon
Billie Neal as  Annie Duttonville
Benjamin Hendrickson as  Jimmy Schwartz
Lonnie R. Smith Jr. as  Dr. Pettering
Melissa Moore as  Trudy Seaton (as Michelle Moore)

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Reviews

Hellen
1992/10/16

I like the storyline of this show,it attract me so much

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Dynamixor
1992/10/17

The performances transcend the film's tropes, grounding it in characters that feel more complete than this subgenre often produces.

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KnotStronger
1992/10/18

This is a must-see and one of the best documentaries - and films - of this year.

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Isbel
1992/10/19

A terrific literary drama and character piece that shows how the process of creating art can be seen differently by those doing it and those looking at it from the outside.

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vincentlynch-moonoi
1992/10/20

To those who say this is Hitchcokian...then you're that familiar with a Hitchcock film. Hitchcock would have had MUCH better pacing. The set up here was waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay too long. I had thought this was just about wife-swapping, so I'm glad I stuck with it...but the only reason I stuck with the long "first half" was that I really like Kevin Kline and Kevin Spacey.And that's just for starters. Too many machinations to be plausible. That's where the too clever for its own good comes in.Is there a saving grace? Yes. Stellar acting from Kline and Spacey. It was still a couple of years before Spacey hit his stride (with "The Usual Suspects"), but he deliciously evil in this film. Never trust a man who wears white shoes! Did Kline ever hit his stride? I think not. Instead he had a nice steady career. But he's great here. Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio is very good as Kline's wife.Do I recommend this film? With strong reservations. If you don't generally enjoy Kline and Spacey, I'd skip it. But if you're a fan you'll probably like it. Just don't really expect to be sitting on the edge of your seat. It's not that suspenseful.

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namashi_1
1992/10/21

Alan J. Pakula's 'Consenting Adults' is A Decent Thriller! It has some catchy moments & convincing performances working for it.'Consenting Adults' Synopsis: A man is falsely accused of murdering his neighbor's wife.'Consenting Adults' has its share of minuses, but what makes most of the goings-on work, is its brisk Screenplay Written by Matthew Chapman. It has some good, catchy moments, that are note-worthy. Alan J. Pakula's is perfect. Cinematography is good. Performance-Wise: Kevin Kline is excellent. Has there ever been a better scene-stealer? Kevin Spacey makes a good menace, although he's been better. Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio is fabulous in a performance that ranks amongst her finest to date. Rebecca Miller is highly effective. Forest Whitaker is believable. On the whole, 'Consenting Adults' has merits.

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moonspinner55
1992/10/22

A textbook example of the Hitchcock-styled murder mystery--though with perhaps a few chapters missing. Far-fetched yarn has mild-mannered husband and father in suburbia goaded into "swapping" wives with his googly-eyed neighbor for one night of adult fun. The trouble begins when the neighbor's wife turns up dead--or does she? Smoke-and-mirrors thriller with insulting roles for E. G. Marshall as a lawyer and Forest Whitaker as a private investigator (neither allowed to do his job properly--and both vanishing by the third act). Alan J. Pakula is credited with the gummy direction (not an enviable accomplishment). It all comes down to a showdown between Kevin Kline (the wronged wrong man) and Kevin Spacey (the stranger in the house rather than on the train). About thirty minutes in, a group of happy neighbors and friends gather on a lawn and sing "The Twelve Days of Christmas", which is so flawless and note-perfect it seems to have come straight from a television commercial. That's when the realization sinks in this is just a TV-movie blown up on the big screen. ** from ****

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Josie Froissaner
1992/10/23

Wow, this movie was so bad it was almost as funny as watching one of those awful Grade B sci-fi flicks Elvira used to show, but not quite. Surprised at the two Kevins--Kline and Spacey--whom I usually enjoy--being in this dud. The story line was highly implausible, the acting was terrible, the cinematography so unfocused that I can't believe this boring little blunder was even made. Even the singing was terrible. Kevin Kline's character, in it's own way, was almost as low as Spacey's, especially with the sneaky wife swapping part. After he has his way with the supposed Rebecca Miller character, he sits at his kitchen table next morning and tells his wife he loves her! Yeah, right! Mastrantonio's character left a lot to be desired in the way of integrity, such as the way she leaped at accepting the fraudulently acquired insurance money and then acted self-righteous defending Eddie for having the nerve to fight to get the cash. She did look very pretty, however. If the Rebecca Miller character was a bombshell, why was she shot usually at fuzzy distances, never in a sharp close-up except in the end, in the dark, when her face is mostly concealed by a ridiculous red wig? Her bathtub scene was hilarious, especially when she rose from the water with her butt to the camera and put on her robe just standing there. Her attempts to look sizzling in Kline's voyeuristic eyes only made her look like she had cramps. Her performance was moribund, and Kline's ran a close second for morbidity. This is one of the worst movies I have ever seen and only the well-grounded talent of Spacey and Kline saved their careers in its aftermath. Spacey does get good marks for the diabolical expression on his face when Mastrantonio is trying to flee the beach house, flings up the door thinking he is gone, and there he is in all his evil glory hiding in the closet. That's about the only good thing I can say about this flick.

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