Actually, I thought the sex scene worked surprisingly well: not so much the sex part (usual ridiculous shots of bits of people's bodies), but the before and after parts. It was the one part of the movie that I completely believed in, it was all done with great something, finesse, manners, hesitancy, the actors finally inhabiting their vulnerability. This in contrast to the book, where it is a failure of the imagination.

yours,

Peter T.