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A Perfect Murder (1998)
Front Cover Actor Back Cover
Sarita Choudhury Raquel Martinez
Michael Douglas Steven Taylor
Viggo Mortensen David Shaw
Novella Nelson Ambassador Alice Wills
Michael P. Moran Det. Bobby Fain
Gwyneth Paltrow Emily Bradford
David Suchet Det. Mohamed Karaman
Constance Towers Sandra Bradford
Movie Details
Genre Thriller
Director Andrew Davis
Producer Anne Kopelson; Arnold Kopelson
Writer Patrick Smith Kelly
Studio Warner Brothers
Language English
Audience Rating R (Restricted)
Running Time 105 mins
Country USA
Color Color
Plot
The husband (Michael Douglas) is a currency trader whose portfolio value is going right down the drain. The wife (Gwyneth Paltrow) is the heiress to a $100 million fortune. The marriage is not a happy one, but the promise of long-term affluence keeps them together. The wife pursues an affair with an artist (Viggo Mortenson) who gives her all the passion she doesn't get at home, and when the husband finds out, well ... someone's going to pay with their life. Who will the unlucky one be? We wouldn't dare spoil the elegant plot twists of this devious thriller, but it's well known that Douglas excels at portraying greedy characters with ice in their veins. Here, it's easy to assume that Douglas has pulled off, as the title implies, a killing that nobody will ever pin on him. But this is the kind of glossy thriller (loosely inspired by Alfred Hitchcock's Dial M for Murder) that delights in disrupting your expectations, so it grabs your attention right up to the final scene. It's a bit too cold to really draw you in (hey, these are not very nice people we're dealing with here!), but with its able cast and stylish direction by Andrew Davis, this less-than-perfect murder thriller is still definitely worth a look. The widescreen Special Edition DVD includes audio commentary by Michael Douglas, Andrew Davis, and producer Peter McGregor Scott, an alternate ending deleted from the finished film, and sketches by the film's costume designer. --Jeff Shannon
Personal Details
Seen It Yes
Index 101
Collection Status In Collection
Links Amazon US
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Product Details
Format DVD
Region Region 1
Screen Ratio Standard 1.33:1 Color
Widescreen 1.85:1 Color (Anamorphic)
Layers Dual Side, Single Layer
UPC (Barcode) 085391664321
Chapters 32
Release Date 3/30/2004
Subtitles English; French
Packaging Snap Case
Audio Tracks ENGLISH: Dolby Digital 5.1 [CC]
FRENCH: Dolby Digital Surround
Nr of Disks/Tapes 1
Extra Features
Color Closed-captioned Dolby Widescreen
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