A powerful husband. An unfaithful wife. A jealous lover. All of them have a motive. Each of them has a plan.
Millionaire industrialist Steven Taylor is a man who has everything but what he craves most: the love and fidelity of his wife. A hugely successful player in the New York financial world, he considers her to be his most treasured acquisition. But she needs more than simply the role of dazzling accessory.
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Classical in form, grave, contemporary and earnest.
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- gravecomic
- contemporarynostalgic
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- John Chardon TMDB · May 20207/10
You should thank me. Artists are always appreciated more after they're dead! A Perfect Murder is directed by Andrew Davis and written by Frederick Knott and Patrick Smith Kelly. It stars Michael Douglas, Gwyneth Paltrow, Viggo Mortensen, David Suchet and Sarita Choudhury. Music is by James Newton Howard and cinematography by Dariusz Wolski. A powerful husband. An unfaithful wife. A jealous lover. All of them have a motive. Each of them has a plan. A re-imaging of "Alfred Hitchcock's Dial M for Murder", which itself was by the great director's admission not one of his best, Andrew Davis' ("The Fugitive") film may not reach great heights, but it at least is its own animal. The twists and turns are solid enough for entertainment purpose, and suspense is never far away. The characterisations bring about differing and alternating responses from the viewers, which is a nice trick in the tale, and while the finale seems a touch "popcorn crowd appeasing", this rounds out as a satisfying suspense thriller. 7/10
Read the whole review on TMDB - John Chardon TMDB · May 20207/10
You should thank me. Artists are always appreciated more after they're dead! A Perfect Murder is directed by Andrew Davis and written by Frederick Knott and Patrick Smith Kelly. It stars Michael Douglas, Gwyneth Paltrow, Viggo Mortensen, David Suchet and Sarita Choudhury. Music is by James Newton Howard and cinematography by Dariusz Wolski. A powerful husband. An unfaithful wife. A jealous lover. All of them have a motive. Each of them has a plan. A re-imaging of "Alfred Hitchcock's Dial M for Murder", which itself was by the great director's admission not one of his best, Andrew Davis' ("The Fugitive") film may not reach great heights, but it at least is its own animal. The twists and turns are solid enough for entertainment purpose, and suspense is never far away. The characterisations bring about differing and alternating responses from the viewers, which is a nice trick in the tale, and while the finale seems a touch "popcorn crowd appeasing", this rounds out as a satisfying suspense thriller. 7/10 Excellent performances, with interesting twists on the original film, and compelling direction by THE FUGITIVE‘s Andrew Davis highlight this intriguing suspense film. The film isn’t
Read the whole review on TMDB - JPV852on TMDB · Jan 20228/10
This is one I've seen a few times over the years (last time was nearly 10 years ago). Wonderfully devious performance from Michael Douglas and Gwyneth Paltrow holds her own (and looks great). Not an amazing thriller but kept my attention to the end. Fine direction by Andrew Davis who a few years before directed the great thriller, The Fugitive. **3.75/5**
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Cast
- Michael DouglasSteven Taylor
- Gwyneth PaltrowEmily Bradford Taylor
- Viggo MortensenDavid Shaw
- David SuchetMohamed Karaman
- Sarita ChoudhuryRaquel Martinez
- Michael P. MoranBobby Fain
- Novella NelsonAmbassador Alice Wills
- Constance TowersSandra Bradford
- Will LymanJason Gates
- Maeve McGuireAnn Gates
Crew
- Andrew DavisDirector
- Patrick Smith KellyScreenplay
- Frederick KnottScreenplay
- Dariusz WolskiDirector of Photography
- James Newton HowardOriginal Music Composer
- Dennis VirklerEditor
- Dov HoenigEditor
- Anne KopelsonProducer
- Peter Macgregor-ScottProducer
- Arnold KopelsonProducer
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