AutCuddly Great movie! If you want to be entertained and have a few good laughs, see this movie. The music is also very good,

Humaira Grant It’s not bad or unwatchable but despite the amplitude of the spectacle, the end result is underwhelming.

Mathilde the Guild Although I seem to have had higher expectations than I thought, the movie is super entertaining.

Janis One of the most extraordinary films you will see this year. Take that as you want.

JohnHowardReid I've not read Sheldon's book but I've no doubt the movie is a fairly faithful transcription. It has all the elements that appeal to the ladies. For a start, it's concerned with the loves and passions of the rich, and it moves – in scenes of incredible luxury – against a background of war, fashion, politics, and even Hollywood. It also has a soap opera plot that relies on twists rather than believability, plus soap opera characters who can turn on emotional fire-works with as little depth as a pizza, and who revel in dialogue that they can chew around and waste a grand amount of time enunciating. And yet, despite everything, this soap opera is so skillfully tailored and fashioned, it's hard to resist its overblown appeal. No doubt the producer had hysterics when he saw the editor's final cut in which he threw away scene after expensive scene of incredible period detail in order to concentrate on TV-style close-ups of the cardboard characters. The producer also went to the trouble to utilize real locations in Greece at enormous cost, but what the editor left on the screen was so minuscule, it wasn't worth even one per cent of the expense. In fact, they would actually have done much better to forget about Greece and simply played against a process screen in Hollywood.

Paris55 I agree with most of the reviews written. My comment is that since they are remaking every movie these days that are not even 15 years old, why not try this one. The Other Side of Midnight would make a perfect mini-series on HBO, Showtime, etc. The time is right. The story can be told in full detail. Many scenes can be shot with no editing. With a good cast and good director, this book can be made into a good soap. Regardless of what some people are saying now, soaps are needed now more than ever. I would rather engross myself in a good soap opera rather than the reality show nonsense they are cramming down our throats.

dbdumonteil SPOILERS;SPOILERS"The other side of midnight" is the melodrama of Sirk and Stahl in the seventies ;the only thing that is new is nudity .In "leave her to Heaven " there was self-induced abortion, and suicide disguised as homicide;in "midnight" ,Marie -France Pisier is more practical -minded :she uses a coat hanger;and Raf Vallone does not even need a dead body to make sure his lover will be sentenced to death.Marie-France Pisier,who is considered in her native France an intellectual actress ,and thus is cast against type ,was never as attractive as in "midnight" .At the beginning of WW2,a fighter pilot (John Beck)got her pregnant and left her .As many heroines of melodrama ,she becomes wealthy and famous and revenge is a dish best eaten cold.The movie includes all the available clichés and for kitsch lovers it is a true delight:Paris Romantique with the usual Quais De La Seine and the Eiffel Tower and the Trocadero ,Greece and the tycoons (Raf Vallone 's character was probably inspired by Aristote Onassis :don't we learn he left a diva for Noelle?),Cathy (Susan Sarandon)drinking like a fish -her "death" in a pasteboard and plastic sea is a great moment as is the scene of the caves,the landing in Zurich ,and to top it all ,the sinner in her wedding gown facing the fire squad .It has to be seen to be believed !And do not tell that Charles Jarrot is not a true art house movies maker. In his 1971 movie,he told the story of two women who did not live in the same country whose destinies met ,Mary Stuart and Elizabeth the First. Here ,a French girl and another one,who lives on "the other side of midnight" ...like Mary and Elizabeth ,they never really met ,but their lives were closely linked .

Cute Marc John Beck is so sexy in this film. Susan and Marie were adorable. Love the Sidney Sheldon twists and turns (Master of the Game is a favorite of mine too). Hauntingly beautiful soundtrack-the best ever! The soundtrack definitely adds so much to the passion of this film. And what a change for Susan after the Rocky Horror Picture show. I have seen The Other Side of Midnight 14 times and it gets better every time.I thinkthis is a masterpiece (and yes there are some very trite lines)however, its a beautiful love story and reminiscent of the 1970's and the way we all were back then. I don't feel that all films have to be so intellectually stimulating that the critics will like them. This was so much better than Star Wars to me. I adore this film. Love it Love it! You got my vote! Wonderful forever!