The ridiculously convoluted plot is even fairly good fun to follow, right up to the genuinely surprising finale.
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04/12/07
Perfect Stranger (2007)
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Reviews Counted:138
Fresh:15
Rotten:123
Average Rating:3.5/10
Consensus: Despite the presence of Halle Berry and Bruce Willis, Perfect Stranger is too convoluted to work, and features a twist ending that's irritating and superfluous. It's a techno-thriller without thrills.
Rated: 15 [See Full Rating]
Runtime: 1 hr 49 mins
Genre: Thriller, Murder, Reporters, Theatrical Release, Dating, Internet
Theatrical Release:13-04-2007
Synopsis: Ace New York Courier reporter Rowena Price (Halle Berry) will do anything to get her story---even if it verges on the unethical. After her plans to out a U.S. senator's homosexual relationship with... [More]
Starring: Halle Berry, Bruce Willis, Giovanni Ribisi, Gary Dourdan
Director: James Foley
Reviews for Perfect Stranger
There is entertainment to be had here, but it's mostly at the expense of the film's rambling, increasingly ridiculous plot.
04/17/07
Top CriticThe movie shows that the only thing worse than a generically screwy thriller is one with a selective narrator -- and one that doesn’t give viewers a fair chance to play along.
06/23/07
Top CriticA twist-burdened techno-thriller that would be by-the-numbers if it could count.
04/11/07
Top CriticWatchable but ultimately frustrating thriller due to its unsympathetic characters, a dodgy script and an overdose of red herrings.
04/12/07
Instead of eroticism, there is tacky sub-porn; instead of twists, there are knotty plot problems which may or may not have been fixable with script rewrites.
04/14/07
Top CriticComplex and convoluted, to say the least.
04/12/07
Evincing a style that might best be described as deliciously retarded, it's sort of like discovering that an old friend has placed you on a spam mailing list.
04/13/07
While the story becomes dauntingly complex as it goes, the finale resolves its multiple mysteries seamlessly. Perfect Stranger is the kind of polished diversion that the big studios should deliver twice a month, but don't.
04/12/07
I'm surprised that the red herring isn't extinct yet. It's almost as if the makers of this film fished them all out of the sea and put them in this film
04/14/07
Halle Berry's strong performance and a cool twist overcomes conventional plot
04/09/07
Even when the plot spins its wheels while waiting to reveal itself, there's still plenty of atmosphere and a fairly decent performance from Berry.
04/13/07
The only problem is that there just isn't enough sex. Oh, there's plenty of Halle Berry... but there isn't enough Halle Berry, if you get my drift.
04/13/07
Hear ye, hear ye. Films don't always have to be revolutionary slice-of-life cinematic art. Sometimes they can just be cheesy, nonsensical fun. Like Perfect Stranger.
04/13/07
...an ideal film for suspense audiences.
04/20/07
For those who are interested in Berry as both an actress and screen presence, this is one of the most satisfying films she has ever made. It capitalizes on her strengths and she owns the picture, from start to finish.
04/13/07
A chat 'n cheat Internet thriller about the potential fatal cyber-attraction of online flirting, the film is more sordid than suspenseful when it comes to messy human relations filtered through the World Wide Web.
04/09/07
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05/13/09
Considering the twirliness of the story, this is a fairly straightforward film that knows where it's going and how to get there. And there's much to be admired in that.
04/12/07
Starring Victoria’s Secret and Reebok as well as Halle Berry in her first mainstream hit in years.
04/11/07
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