Fresh
...a fast-paced thriller that probably will leave Alfred Hitchcock aficionados mourning its shallowness -- but not until after they've enjoyed an adrenaline rush.
Jeff Strickler, Minneapolis Star Tribune
A Perfect Murder
A powerful husband. An unfaithful wife. A jealous lover. All of them have a motive. Each of them has a plan.
1998 · 1h 47m · R
Crime, Drama, Thriller
Directed by
Andrew Davis
Overview
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.
Director and cast
- Andrew Davis Director
- Michael Douglas as Steven Taylor
- Gwyneth Paltrow as Emily Taylor
- Viggo Mortensen as David Shaw
- Michael P. Moran as Bobby Fain
- Sarita Choudhury as Raquel Martinez
- Constance Towers as Sandra Bradford
- David Suchet as Mohamed Karaman
- Novella Nelson as Ambassador Alice Wills
- Will Lyman as Jason Gates
- Maeve McGuire Cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
57%
Tomatometer
Rotten
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.
Liam Lacey, Globe and Mail
Fresh
What the film lacks is suspense, surprise (the new ending is a dud) and passion.
Peter Travers, Rolling Stone
Rotten
A Perfect Murder begins better than it ends, and the pleasures it offers turn out to be more of a transitory nature.
Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times
Fresh
His [Davis] direction is swift and very effective, and the movie, shot in shades of ebony (the color of black marble), looks exceptionally handsome.
David Denby, New York Magazine/Vulture
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