One flick you'll happily 'Divorce"

What do you get when you combine a few dangerous affairs, the French language and a mysterious painting? Your answer: the movie, "Le Divorce."\nBefore pressing the 'play' button on my remote, I thought this film would follow two women's exciting journeys through France. And although it did just that, I must say that I found their so-called adventures to be both boring and needlessly prolonged.\nFocusing on two American sisters, Isabel (Kate Hudson) and Roxy (Naomi Watts), the movie begins with the former arriving in France to visit the pregnant latter. Suddenly, Roxy's French husband leaves her to be with another woman. Isabel tries to help her sister, but she soon finds herself involved in a steamy affair of her own with a well-known politician. And while all of this is taking place a dangerous stalker and a coveted painting make their way into the not-so-clear plot.\nThe movie is based on the book, "Le Divorce," by Diane Johnson. The novel was highly acclaimed and was a finalist for the National Book Award. Unfortunately, the movie did not prove itself worthy of any award much less the full attention of moviegoers.\nAlthough the film attempts to make many political, social, sexual and cultural commentaries about both the French and Americans, the fuzzy plot and unappealing performances from Hudson and Watts drag the movie on longer than needed. Even the DVD itself is unappealing. The disc includes your basic scene selection and the opportunity to listen to the whole film in French. There are no making-of featurettes, no commentaries and no special features. It's as if the filmmakers were trying to change the title from "Le Divorce" to "Le Terrible"