“Illicit” (*1/2 out of four) was an overlong and underdone melodrama about a successful but distant married couple (David Ramsey and Shireen Crutchfield) who begin having affairs to restart their sexual engines but don’t realize the effects that this will have on their happiness and how this will wreck their relationship. Lurid premise provides not enough heat or sparks or thrills and goes on so long that it ends up a fizzle. Lush photography and Ramsey’s solid performance are definite plusses but end up drowning in film’s excesses. Vivica Fox has a key role as Ramsey’s boss but the video of “You’re Making Me High” was steamier and more entertaining in 3 minutes than all of this film’s 2+ hours.