Not many wayward husbands would ever experience a wife as loving, supportive, and forgiving as Joanna Thomas, whose spouse, Dr. Cameron "Cam" Thomas, has been a serial adulterer for years.

"Sex, Lies, & Obsession" features the husband-wife acting duo of Harry Hamlin and Lisa Rinna. Hamlin made a splash in 1981 with the controversial film "Making Love." In this film, he is effective in his portrayal of the philanderer.

But the film really belongs to Rinna due to her sensitive portrayal of Joanna Thomas. An award-winning high school teacher, Joanna juggles her career, her raising of two boys, and the antics of her dissolute husband. Her discovery that Cam is renting a love nest for his trysts is the starting point for him to confront his demons and salvage his marriage.

The film thoughtfully approached Cam's "problem" from the clinical standpoint of addiction. The scenes with the therapist Dr. Weiss and the 12-step program were credible. Through it all, Joanna remains committed to Cam's healing and search for "sobriety." She is the pillar and rock of his life.

A turning point in the film is when Cam admits to Joanna that "I need help." It was at that point that the selfless Joanna began to actively participate in his recovery. While the film was made around the turn of the 21st century, it does not seem dated due to the uniformly excellent performances and the thoughtful approach to the transformation of a lost soul.

From a predictable experience of constantly "cruisin'" to a the discovery of sobriety, the life of Cam Thomas was likely saved by his own perseverance and the support he received from his wife.

Unfortunately this film made me reflect on a good friend who was married just like Harry Hamlin(Cameron Thomas),"Strange Hearts",'01, and had a nice family, good job and made a nice career for himself and family. However, just like Cameron Thomas, he was not able to stay faithful to his wife and family and ran after every woman he could find. This is a dreadful illness and leads to many other problems which this film portrays. Lisa Rinna,(Joanna Thomas),"Good Advice",'01, finally found out about her husband and went through a living hell. Cameron promised his wife Lisa, he would try to straighten out, but wound up looking at Porno on the Internet and just simply could not do anything else but fill his brain with SEX. If you have a friend or family member like this, get them HELP!

Excellent film where a doctor, his teacher wife and their two sons are victimized by the father's sexual habits. Our good doctor is a sex addict and through the course of his marriage, he has relationships with over 50 prostitutes.

The film is a terrific one as it explores the effects of such behavior. In addition, once his behavior is discovered by his wife, we find out the root causes of what is causing his actions.

The scenes of group meetings attended by men under similar situations is treated in the way we see such meetings of Alcoholics Anonymous.

This is definitely a film of emotional understanding and redemption.