Note: This will allude to some spoilers.

One reason to watch this film is to see the beautiful pairing of Gere and Stone. (See also Gere and Kaprisky in Breathless: a stunning couple in the prime of their youth.)

However, there is far more to this movie than a slick presentation. Stone's cool blonde beauty is a little too icy, making the flame of the warm redhead (Davidovich) too hard for Gere to resist.

Sally and Olivia are poised and dignified when they meet, which encourages respect for the characters and an interest in following their story.

The eventual train wreck of a car wreck is tough to watch. The director uses slow motion to good advantage. Tragic as Vincent's demise is, we get to see his vision where he ends up with the girl, and Sally ends up with the guy of her choice. In a perfect world the ex will always lift a glass to his or her replacement, but how often does that actually happen? This makes for great cinema.

What really sold me on this film for good is the way that Sally and Olivia chose to keep their respective secrets in the end, each allowing the other to maintain her dignity and self-esteem.

All triangles should be this dignified and classy. All films should end on note this high and admirable.

Everyone knows the plot synopsis already so this is just my opinion. I bought this DVD after catching part of the movie on TV. I was totally engrossed in the story of Vincent's lust for Olivia and betrayal of Sally. I especially enjoyed the ending where the two women meet at the hospital, each thinking she has won her man, neither knowing the truth. Lolita Davidovich was absolutely charming. This is a great movie to pop in the DVD player on a rainy Saturday afternoon.

Well written, equally well acted, beautiful scenery. A love story with a sad ending and well worth watching over and over again.

I also loved the music score.

From time to time Hollywood turns its gaze around excellent but less known French films of old ages and pretends to inspire itself with renovated wishes but at the end nothing happens.

The French film in question is le chooses de la vie directed by Claude Sautet, whose main virtue turns around the existential crumbling of a faker ; a man with two faces who establishes a hidden affair and while he is dying as product of a fatal accident, the script makes a gradual and incisive narrative ellipsis.

This remake lacks the poetic ability to introduce us in that dreamy atmosphere that oscillates between nostalgia and reality, becoming an average film.

I loved "Intersection" and I have no idea why it is not more famous. The acting is superb. Richard Gere is especially brilliant as the tormented husband/lover, torn between his family commitments and the ecstasy of his affair. Sharon Stone is a goddess as the cold, regal, brilliant wife and Lolita Davidovich is a delight as the mistress and you know as soon as you see her that she will win the hero's heart. Anyone who has been in a divorce situation will identify with the pain experienced by all. It is truly very sad to see it all through the teenage daughter's eyes, the confusion of seeing both of her parents with new partners. This movie depicts a scenario which is all too common in today's world, a family falling apart.