Tuesday, November 02, 2010

A Perfect Murder - 1998 * * * *


A Perfect Murder is based on the brilliant Hitckcock movie 'Dial M for Murder' starring the divine and gorgeous Grace Kelly. Although nowhere near as good it still packs a fairly good punch and is really very well acted. Michael Douglas is on top form as the rich and influential husband of Gwyneth Paltrow who discovers that she is playing away from home, and decides to deliver his own, unique kind of revenge. At times the film is a full-blodded thriller and at other times it's slightly weak, but it's still very enjoyable ( I find myself siding completely with Douglas's character and feeling totally heartless towards Paltrow's sordid and pathetic affair). Good to see Viggo Mortenson in something else although he does appear to be 'violence' or 'Lord of the Rings' based in his film parts. A pretty good movie. Worth a watch one evening.

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