Originally posted by dontomasso:
Actually I think the idea of Tom having a mistress at all is way out of character. Tom was a straight arrow no nonsense kind of guy, and he was very cautious. I think the line about his mistress in the movie was unfortunate.
dontomasso, I would agree with you on this ordinarily as you've summed up Tom's character pretty well as a straight arrow. However, do you remember the scene in GFI when Tom goes up the stairs to fetch Sonny, who was in the throes of passion with Lucy Mancini? After Sonny says "I'll be right out", Tom has a grin on his face as he leaves. I certainly think that Tom is capable of having an extra marital affair based on this, otherwise he'd be pretty disgusted. But I agree with your assessment when it comes to his character in business. He is indeed a straight shooter
