Consenting Adults

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Consenting Adults ★★ 1992 (R)

Cookie-cutter thriller capitalizes on popular “psycho-destroys-yournormal-life” theme. Average yuppie couple (Kline and Mastrantonio) are startled and then seduced by the couple moving in next door (Spacey and Miller), who conduct a considerably less-restrained lifestyle. Wife-swapping leads to murder and an innocent man is framed. Plot and characters are underdeveloped yet manage to hold interest through decent performances. 100m/C VHS, DVD . Kevin Kline, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, Kevin Spacey, Rebecca Miller, Forest Whitaker, E.G. Marshall, Billie Neal; D: Alan J. Pakula; W: Matthew Chapman.

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