Incendiary (2008)

Set in London, an unhappily married woman (Michelle Williams) is having an affair with a journalist (Ewan McGregor) while her husband (Nicholas Gleaves) and son (Sidney Johnston) are attending a football match. But when a set of terrorist bombs explode killing thousands (including her husband and child) and destroying the stadium, she must deal with the aftermath of loss, grief and guilt. Based on the novel by Chris Cleave and directed by Sharon Maguire (BRIDGET JONES'S DIARY). This yet another case of a weak film elevated by a strong performance, in this case Michelle Williams' stellar work. The film is an uneasy mixture of a thriller about terrorism and a study of a woman dealing with her own grief and guilt. As cinema, it's an unsuccessful attempt at both and I absolutely hated that sappy ending. But Williams is often pretty awesome here. She gives a genuine sense of pain and anger and all the emotions and questions that follow such a tragedy so it's a real pity that the movie isn't worthy of her performance. With Matthew Macfadyen, Usman Khokhar and Sasha Behar.