Or maybe it's just about adultery. Minghella seems too timid to commit to a real point of view, maneuvering Will away from his sensitive live-in girlfriend, Liv (Penn), and into the arms of Bosnian immigrant Amira (Binoche), whose son has been committing the titular acts on Will's fancy new office digs in the middle of King's Cross.
At various times, the film threatens to become a thriller or a dark drama of betrayal similar to another Law movie, Closer, but at each turn it simply backs away. Characters make decisions that are expedient for the plot but rarely make sense for them as people; the affair between Will and Amira never seems anything but awkward. By the end, all of the complexity has melted away, and the accomplished cast can do little more than exit the film with grace, and one last look at some very pretty architecture.