Un ricco speculatore di Wall Street scopre che sua moglie ha un amante. Lo indaga e lo fa assassinare sua moglie. Attentamente pianificato, sembra un omicidio perfetto.Un ricco speculatore di Wall Street scopre che sua moglie ha un amante. Lo indaga e lo fa assassinare sua moglie. Attentamente pianificato, sembra un omicidio perfetto.Un ricco speculatore di Wall Street scopre che sua moglie ha un amante. Lo indaga e lo fa assassinare sua moglie. Attentamente pianificato, sembra un omicidio perfetto.
- Regia
- Sceneggiatura
- Star
- Premi
- 2 vittorie e 3 candidature totali
George Blumenthal
- Merchant Prince #4
- (as George S. Blumenthal)
Iris Braydon
- Guest at Met
- (as Iris Alten)
Recensioni in evidenza
I enjoyed most of this film up until the messy resolution. The plot doesn't play out in a supremely satisfying way, which hampers the overall impact. The performances are all fine and there's some good suspense throughout. Gwenyth Paltrow's character makes some odd choices and seems generally clueless throughout, but also makes some remarks that appear as if she knows things. It's rather confusing. A Perfect Murder kept me invested all the way through with its sleek and stylish story, I just wish the ending had been a little more thought out.
Movies like these are missing from mainstream cinema today. I haven't seen a decent current psychological thriller for over a decade with the exception of Gone Girl. I am experiencing major Marvel fatigue and really wish the studios put out movies like this between all the blockbuster cgi fests. I miss the 90's thrillers like Kiss the Girls, Hand that Rocks the Cradle, Basic Instinct, Seven, Fatal Attraction, etc. This is my first time seeing this movie in 2022. The first half being significantly better than the second half. The first half was clever and fairly surprising and though unlikely, it was realistic. The second half got a little messy with a cliche ending. Still I appreciate the nice change of pace.
A Perfect Murder is a lot better than I thought it would be, probably because of the smart direction from director Andrew Davis (The Fugitive, Chain Reaction, Under Siege). Given a fairly involved script and an action film, (never mind the dialogue, just cut quickly to the next scene) shooting scheme, Davis has concocted a mainstream thriller that works quite well. A Perfect Murder is based on a middle rated Hitchcock film which was in turn based on a hit Broadway play called Dial M For Murder. Steven Taylor (Michael Douglas, in part revisiting Wall Street's Gordon Gecko) is in financial strife and decides to knock Emily his wife off to grab her money. She's played by the hapless Gwyneth Paltrow. Hubby blackmails his wife's lover (Viggo Mortensen) to do the dirty deed. This film is ferociously mainstream. The music chimes in just so. The bathrobe disappears just so. Michael Douglas plays Michael Douglas to perfection, Paltrow is protected from any line more than fifteen words long, but still A Perfect Murder is never boring. The original Hitchcock version starred Ray Miland and Grace Kelly. There weren't any mobile phones and the wife wasn't screwing the killer. And then there was Grace Kelly rather than Gwyneth Paltrow in that old film. I know who I'd prefer.
Micheal Douglas (Steven) and Gwenyth Paltrow (Emily) are a married couple. Emily falls in love and has an affair with a young painter, David Shaw (Mortensen). Hiding the affair and making a tense move, Emily is put in the position to tell Steven or not. One way or another Steven has a plan, a plan to murder his own wife....with a little help from the someone else.
I really love this movie. I try to watch it as much as possible. In this movie it is set to the level of Micheal Douglas's creepy and insanity side of his acting. He scared me so much that I didn't feel comfortable about seeing this for the first time. Gwenyth Paltrow on the other hand, plays a very innocent and lovely role. She really doesn't have a clue what Steven and David are up to in this twisting thriller. Viggo is absolutely excellent in this movie. He gave an outstanding role and put another character on my favorite list. This is a very good movie and I recommend this movie to Alfred Hitchcock and mystery/murder fans. I would rate this 10/10
I really love this movie. I try to watch it as much as possible. In this movie it is set to the level of Micheal Douglas's creepy and insanity side of his acting. He scared me so much that I didn't feel comfortable about seeing this for the first time. Gwenyth Paltrow on the other hand, plays a very innocent and lovely role. She really doesn't have a clue what Steven and David are up to in this twisting thriller. Viggo is absolutely excellent in this movie. He gave an outstanding role and put another character on my favorite list. This is a very good movie and I recommend this movie to Alfred Hitchcock and mystery/murder fans. I would rate this 10/10
I found the film to be very interesting and smoothly executed. The acting of film veteran Michael Douglas was superb. Paltrow and Mortensen were also very smooth and a pleasure to observe. My only problem with this film was the way it ended. An editing glitch? Maybe. It was too abrupt. But all in all, a very entertaining film and an excellent use of a familiar theme-plot.
It should also be noted that Novella Nelson, who portrays Ambassador Alice Wills, is a noted songtress in her own right. I have had the pleasure of attending a few of her concerts and night club appearances in the 1970s. An excellent, sultry and sometimes fiery singer of jazz standards and R&B.
It should also be noted that Novella Nelson, who portrays Ambassador Alice Wills, is a noted songtress in her own right. I have had the pleasure of attending a few of her concerts and night club appearances in the 1970s. An excellent, sultry and sometimes fiery singer of jazz standards and R&B.
Lo sapevi?
- QuizMuch of the artwork featured in this film is Mortensen's own.
- BlooperWhen detective Karaman shows Emily the pictures and the sketches of he murdered man, you can see the man stabbed on the left side of the neck on the picture (as really happened), but on the right side of the neck on both sketches.
- Versioni alternativeThe 75th anniversary variant of the Warner Bros. Pictures logo is plastered in the Blu-ray with the 2003 variant.
- Colonne sonoreVelvet Night
Written by Chris 'Hambone' Cameron and Richard Davis
Performed by Jeff Morrow
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Dettagli
- Data di uscita
- Paese di origine
- Sito ufficiale
- Lingue
- Celebre anche come
- Un crimen perfecto
- Luoghi delle riprese
- The Convent of the Sacred Heart - 1 East 91st Street, Manhattan, New York, New York, Stati Uniti(Steve & Emily Taylor's Apartment)
- Aziende produttrici
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Botteghino
- Budget
- 60.000.000 USD (previsto)
- Lordo Stati Uniti e Canada
- 67.638.368 USD
- Fine settimana di apertura Stati Uniti e Canada
- 16.615.704 USD
- 7 giu 1998
- Lordo in tutto il mondo
- 128.038.368 USD
- Tempo di esecuzione1 ora 47 minuti
- Colore
- Mix di suoni
- Proporzioni
- 1.85 : 1
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