Knightley's character is - hello! - more sympathetic and sensual than in the novel, while Clarke's is more one-dimensional, to the point of caricature.

It does not achieve the emotional resonance that it's looking for, but Keira Knightly does wear some great dresses.

A shallow excuse for attractive actors to get their kit off.

If you take away The Aftermath’s post-war Reconstruction of Germany’s setting, what you have is a lonely housewife having an affair with a pool boy, and a lonely couple in desperate need of a premium cable subscription.