Gail seems to be a caring mother with a successful working career who’s lost her passion for Dempsey but is probably afraid to leave him as she clearly knows what a good person he is but she, too, seems to resent his success in everything. Viewing Dempsey’s genuine love for him as hand-outs and reminders of his own failures one can understand his resentment (while not justified). Nick is living in the shadow of his over-achieving brother and has mostly failed at everything he’s attempted in his life. For one thing Gail and Nick aren’t repellent individuals as much as simply flawed human beings. But as the years go by I’ve changed my assessment of the film and it’s ending. who got what he deserved for not leaving well enough alone. I viewed Gail and Nick as repellent characters and Alan as a jelous S.O.B. Upon first viewing I rooted for Dempsey and was glad he got away with it. Only good movies have this lasting appeal and “Above Suspicion” is a forgotten gem well worthy of rediscovery. My assessment of the film’s characters has changed drastically in that time and the message of resentment, anger and vengeance has now given way to tolerance, understanding and forgiveness. For over twenty years now I have been watching this movie regularly. It’s a first rate movie, layered, emotionally involving, very well acted and written. Said movie was an HBO production starring Reeve, Joe Mantegna, Kim Cattrall, Edward Kerr and Finola Hughes. Turns out the last picture Reeve made (while in good health) had him play a man that became paralyzed. Just the night before I saw a movie on TV called “Above Suspicion” and the picture on the cover was taken from that movie. The first morning I came upon a newsstand and there was a copy of the “National Enquirer” and on the cover was a picture of Christopher Reeve on a hospital bed.
I went to the USA with my parents in 1995 and it’s always a great place to visit.
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