While the resolution may never be in doubt, how the film arrives there is a constant source of pleasure.
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
His [Davis] direction is swift and very effective, and the movie, shot in shades of ebony (the color of black marble), looks exceptionally handsome.
Andrew Davis (of Fugitive fame) has created a new and improved version, with first-rate performances.
slick and twisted tale provides two delicious hours of intrigue and mystery, along with some unexpected wit and black comedy...
...a fast-paced thriller that probably will leave Alfred Hitchcock aficionados mourning its shallowness -- but not until after they've enjoyed an adrenaline rush.
What Andrew Davis has essentially done is to take one three-star movie and turn it into another three-star movie.
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