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A Perfect Murder (1998)
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Reviews Counted:48
Fresh:26
Rotten:22
Average Rating:6.2/10
Runtime: 1 hr 48 mins
Genre: Dramas
Synopsis: Emily Bradford (Paltrow) is a society daughter married to the successful Steven Taylor (Douglas). Heiress to a huge family fortune, Emily is due to inherit a one hundred million dollar trust fund... Emily Bradford (Paltrow) is a society daughter married to the successful Steven Taylor (Douglas). Heiress to a huge family fortune, Emily is due to inherit a one hundred million dollar trust fund much to the delight of her conniving husband. An adulterous transgression by Emily with the even more devious David (Mortenson) gives Steven a chance to try and outwit them both for the big prize. Inspired by Alfred Hitchcock's 1954 film "Dial M for Murder." [More]
Starring: Michael Douglas, Gwyneth Paltrow, Viggo Mortensen
Starring: Michael Douglas, Gwyneth Paltrow, Viggo Mortensen
Director: Andrew Davis
Director: Andrew Davis
Producer: Arnold Kopelson, Anne Kopelson, Christopher Mankiewicz, Peter MacGregor-Scott
Composer: James Newton Howard
Reviews for A Perfect Murder
While the resolution may never be in doubt, how the film arrives there is a constant source of pleasure.
slick and twisted tale provides two delicious hours of intrigue and mystery, along with some unexpected wit and black comedy...
...the film is so lacking in anything original that it is hardly worth recommending.
...a fast-paced thriller that probably will leave Alfred Hitchcock aficionados mourning its shallowness -- but not until after they've enjoyed an adrenaline rush.
None of the amusement gained in watching the performances, unfortunately, amounts to much, as the script, in a desperate attempt to lend action interest to the original, static, puzzle plot, compounds surprise turn after surprise turn.
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