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Adicionar um enredo no seu idiomaA conman persuades his married lover to murder her husband for the inheritance, only for his reckless spending and infidelity to drive her away.A conman persuades his married lover to murder her husband for the inheritance, only for his reckless spending and infidelity to drive her away.A conman persuades his married lover to murder her husband for the inheritance, only for his reckless spending and infidelity to drive her away.
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Paul Finnigan
- Party Guest
- (não creditado)
Claude Huard
- Lounge Patron
- (não creditado)
Kathy Logan
- Party Guest
- (não creditado)
Les Vandor
- Businessman
- (não creditado)
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This movie did'nt work for me, probably down to the poor acting , despite the fact that the very attractive Willam R. Moses was starring. He was my major crush back in the days of Falcon Crest !!!.
But even his presence did'nt save this one. Jamie Lunar in cashmere sweaters and pearls was quite the sight to see , not her usual attire ! And Sophie Gendron's wooden perfomance just added to the boring characters here.
And then we have the very creepy father in law , too attentive to his daughter in law ( Lunar ) for my liking ! , who's acting skills were questionable to say the least.
As for the plot, not the worst that I have seen , but poorly portrayed by all .
The movie could have been so much better, I do think that the casting was all wrong here , bland and dull acting.
Only a 4 rating from me.
But even his presence did'nt save this one. Jamie Lunar in cashmere sweaters and pearls was quite the sight to see , not her usual attire ! And Sophie Gendron's wooden perfomance just added to the boring characters here.
And then we have the very creepy father in law , too attentive to his daughter in law ( Lunar ) for my liking ! , who's acting skills were questionable to say the least.
As for the plot, not the worst that I have seen , but poorly portrayed by all .
The movie could have been so much better, I do think that the casting was all wrong here , bland and dull acting.
Only a 4 rating from me.
The ironic title "The Perfect Marriage" gets the viewer in the right mood to expect the worst. It seems that successful and rich entrepreneur, Richard Danforth (William Moses), has the perfect wife in Marrianne, aka Annie (Jamie Luner), who is adept at party mixing. She appears to be the ideal spouse for her clean-cut aspiring husband. Adding to Marrianne's blissful state is the fact that her father-in-law is president of the company where Richard works. All is going well for the happy couple when suddenly Marrianne's deadly past catches up with her in the form of a slimy leach called Brent Richter (James Wilder). Some time ago in another state, Brent and Marrianne had engineered the death of her aged husband. The good wife, Marrianne,had jabbed her old man in the neck with a fatal dose of potassium chloride. But poor Marriane finds her partner in crime with another woman. Even worse, she learns that Brent has squandered the old fellow's money on wine, women, and bad debts.
Marrianne attempts to buy Brent off. When he refuses, she decides that she loves him once more. Together they concoct a scheme to get her father-in-law's fortune. This time around, however, Richard's secretaries become suspicious, leading to complications involving murder and mayhem. Most of this is routine at best, but there are a few novel twists and turns thrown in from time to time, especially in the way the writers deal with Marrianne at the end of the film.
The acting is not bad for a made-for-TV flick. The direction is adequate, though at times the film is a bit talky. So though the viewer has seen most of it before in a different guise, there is enough excitement to please fans of the genre.
Marrianne attempts to buy Brent off. When he refuses, she decides that she loves him once more. Together they concoct a scheme to get her father-in-law's fortune. This time around, however, Richard's secretaries become suspicious, leading to complications involving murder and mayhem. Most of this is routine at best, but there are a few novel twists and turns thrown in from time to time, especially in the way the writers deal with Marrianne at the end of the film.
The acting is not bad for a made-for-TV flick. The direction is adequate, though at times the film is a bit talky. So though the viewer has seen most of it before in a different guise, there is enough excitement to please fans of the genre.
These Lifetime flicks are a lot like your favorite junk food. Big Macs, Twinkies, Oreos, etc., are satisfying while they're going down, but they don't provide much in the long run.
Movies like this one can provide a couple of hours' entertainment on, say, a bleak Sunday afternoon - but there is little with which to empathize or recall or reflect upon after they're over.
However, this one did provide an added bonus. William R. Moses is to the male side of this genre what Meredith Baxter is on the feminine counterpoint -- both have played the betrayer and "betrayee," both the villain/villainess and the one being menaced. Seeing either of them on Lifetime (as well as a few others whom we may recognize by sight if not name) is like meeting an old friend.
If I were an actor, I'd rather be Mr. Moses than, say, Tom Cruise, or Harrison Ford or Tom Hanks. You wouldn't be on the "A" list, getting $20-mil or more per picture. But you'd still make, probably, something around low-7 figures, get to have a lot of expense-paid trips to Canada, and be able to move around with minimal bother from the paparazzi.
As far as the plot of this particular offering - it contains a "plot" which is one of the two main staples of "Lifetime" dramas: the spouse with the hidden past, which comes-up to bite everyone in the ass {the other, of course, is the neighbor (or student or teacher or co-worker) who turns out to be a raving, dangerous, obsessed psychotic sociopath}.
Again, two decent hours on a gloomy Sunday afternoon.
Movies like this one can provide a couple of hours' entertainment on, say, a bleak Sunday afternoon - but there is little with which to empathize or recall or reflect upon after they're over.
However, this one did provide an added bonus. William R. Moses is to the male side of this genre what Meredith Baxter is on the feminine counterpoint -- both have played the betrayer and "betrayee," both the villain/villainess and the one being menaced. Seeing either of them on Lifetime (as well as a few others whom we may recognize by sight if not name) is like meeting an old friend.
If I were an actor, I'd rather be Mr. Moses than, say, Tom Cruise, or Harrison Ford or Tom Hanks. You wouldn't be on the "A" list, getting $20-mil or more per picture. But you'd still make, probably, something around low-7 figures, get to have a lot of expense-paid trips to Canada, and be able to move around with minimal bother from the paparazzi.
As far as the plot of this particular offering - it contains a "plot" which is one of the two main staples of "Lifetime" dramas: the spouse with the hidden past, which comes-up to bite everyone in the ass {the other, of course, is the neighbor (or student or teacher or co-worker) who turns out to be a raving, dangerous, obsessed psychotic sociopath}.
Again, two decent hours on a gloomy Sunday afternoon.
...not a bad movie either. Just mediocre. Nothing happened that was real exciting, no plot twists. But also nothing so bad to make me mad. It held my interest for the most part. Not bad acting or anything, just a typical generic Lifetime movie.
A few years ago, still sexy Jamie Luner (as Marianne "Annie" Grayson) was in love with seductively sleazy James Wilder (as Brent Richter). They conspired to kill her husband and collect $250,000. After Mr. Wilder loses most of the money on "debts," Ms. Luner wises up and decides to start a new life. She marries successful businessman William R. Moses (as Richard Danforth) and settles down in Philadelphia. Of course, her past catches up with Luner. Wilder finds her and proposes they murder Mr. Moses, and his father, to collect $30,000,000. Getting tangled with the potentially lethal twosome is Mr. Moses' faithful full-lipped associate Sophie Gendron (as Tia Montgomery).
***** The Perfect Marriage (5/22/06) Douglas Jackson ~ Jamie Luner, James Wilder, William R. Moses, Sophie Gendron
***** The Perfect Marriage (5/22/06) Douglas Jackson ~ Jamie Luner, James Wilder, William R. Moses, Sophie Gendron
Você sabia?
- CuriosidadesDuring the party at the beginning of the movie, Donald Danforth mentions how he wanted to get a picture with Christine Conradt. Christine Conradt is the name of one of the movie's screenplay writers.
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