A Perfect Murder Review |
by Jon Popick |
More than adequately suspenseful, A Perfect Murder one-ups its
predecessor with a bigger and better cast and a boatload of twists and
turns. Based on the Frederick Knott play, which spawned the Hitchcock
thriller Dial ‘M’ for Murder, the modernization...more |
A Perfect Murder Review |
by Joe Chamberlain |
Michael Douglas plays Steven Taylor, a rich financier who has a very young
wife. (Gwyneth Paltrow). Things are not going great in the marriage. This
may have something to do with the fact that she is having an affair with a
struggling artist (Viggo...more |
A Perfect Murder Review |
by Fontaine Lien |
"A Perfect Murder" is a great thrill for
weekend get-together nights. It's got
everything a suspense thriller needs: suspense
(duh), atmosphere, and *believable*
characters. Michael Douglas seems apt at
playing lonely millionaires, and...more |
A Perfect Murder Review |
by Christian Pyle |
Few directors can claim to have improved on the Master of Suspense, Alfred
Hitchcock, but Andrew Davis' "A Perfect Murder" eclipses Hitch's "Dial M for
Murder." more |
A Perfect Murder Review |
by Matt Prigge |
"A Perfect Murder" is, of course, lifted from "Dial M For Murder," the
play that was later transformed into a terrific Hitchcock movie starring
Ray Milland and Grace Kelly, thus this film belongs in the elite
sub-sub-genre of films known as Hitch...more |
A Perfect Murder Review |
by Jon Popick |
More than adequately suspenseful, A Perfect Murder one-ups its
predecessor with a bigger and better cast and a boatload of twists and
turns. Based on the Frederick Knott play, which spawned the Hitchcock
thriller Dial ‘M’ for Murder, the modernization...more |
A Perfect Murder Review |
by Pierce Dalton |
A Perfect Murder is about the unhappy marrige of Steven Taylor (Michael
Douglas) to filthy rich Emily Bradford Taylor (Gwyneth Paltrow). Steven's
business will be wiped out soon, leaving Steven broke. Emily is secretly
sleeping with a wannabe artist...more |
A Perfect Murder Review |
by Bob Bloom |
A stylish thriller, loosely based on Dial M for Murder, which was one of
Alfred Hitchcock's lesser thrillers of the 1950s, A Perfect Murder is cold
and uninvolving. more |
A Perfect Murder Review |
by Berge Garabedian |
Remake of Alfred Hitchcock's 1954 thriller originally titled DIAL M FOR
MURDER, pits Michael Douglas alongside Gwyneth Paltrow and Viggo
Mortensen, under the direction of Andrew Davis, the man behind the
1993's FUGITIVE (8/10) starring Harrison Ford. more |
A Perfect Murder Review |
by Tim Voon |
A PERFECT MURDER 1998
A film review by Timothy Voon
Copyright 1998 Timothy Voon
2 :-) :-) out of 4 for re-dial M more |
A Perfect Murder Review |
by Luke Buckmaster |
Cast: Michael Douglas, Gwyneth Paltrow, Viggo Mortensen, David Suchet,
Sarita Choudhury
Director: Andrew Davis
Screenplay: Patrick Smith Kelly based on the play "Dial M for Murder" by
Frederick Knott
Australian theatrical release: October 15 more |
A Perfect Murder Review |
by David Wilcock |
Before the remake of Psycho appears, we've got to suffer through this remake
of an earlier Hitchcock film, Dial M For Murder. As usual, Hollywood has
filled it with glitz and big name stars, and it all amounts to a loud
sounding nothing. The film opens...more |
A Perfect Murder Review |
by Joe Chamberlain |
Michael Douglas plays Steven Taylor, a rich financier who has a very young
wife. (Gwyneth Paltrow). Things are not going great in the marriage. This
may have something to do with the fact that she is having an affair with a
struggling artist (Viggo...more |
A Perfect Murder Review |
by Kleszczewski, Nicholas |
It's not always a smart move to update a classic. I tremble at the
thought that some very talented people are possibly throwing their
careers away in updating _Psycho_ for the 90's. I get angry at those
individuals of the moviegoing public who refuse...more |
A Perfect Murder Review |
by Craig Roush |
Release Date: June 5, 1998
Starring: Michael Douglas, Gwyneth Paltrow, Viggo Mortensen, David
Suchet, Sarita Choudhury
Directed by: Andrew Davis
Distributed by: Warner Brothers
MPAA Rating: R (violence, sexuality, language)
URL:...more |
A Perfect Murder Review |
by Steve Kong |
Stephen Taylor (Michael Douglas) is a big money mover who is married to
Emily (Gwyneth Paltrow), the daughter of a rich family. Emily is having an
affair with a grimy looking painter, David (Viggo Mortenson). more |
A Perfect Murder Review |
by Kristian Lin |
A PERFECT MURDER is supposedly a remake of Alfred Hitchcock's 1954 film
DIAL M FOR MURDER. In truth, it only uses the setup and a few details
from the original. Wealthy financier Steven Taylor (Michael Douglas)
discovers that his beauteous and much...more |
A Perfect Murder Review |
by Michael Redman |
In times of crisis people are driven to desperate measures. Of course what
constitutes a crisis differs from person to person. What may be a disastrous
situation for one, may be seen as a challenge to another. As Deepak Chopra is
known to say, "It's not...more |
A Perfect Murder Review |
by Yen, Homer |
Whenever Steven Taylor (Michael Douglas), looks upon his wife, Emily
(Gwyneth Paltrow), there is an unmistakable aura of dislike hanging in
the air. "That's not happiness to see me," they bitterly say to one
another. It is a marriage that has...more |
A Perfect Murder Review |
by David N. Butterworth |
Well, I'm not *in* love with him. Gwyneth Paltrow is in love with
him. Well, not Gwyneth Paltrow exactly, but the character she plays in her
latest film, one Emily Bradford. Well, she *was* in love with him,
presumably at some point (not Michael...more |
A Perfect Murder Review |
by David N. Butterworth |
Well, I'm not *in* love with him. Gwyneth Paltrow is in love with
him. Well, not Gwyneth Paltrow exactly, but the character she plays in her
latest film, one Emily Bradford. Well, she *was* in love with him,
presumably at some point (not Michael...more |
A Perfect Murder Review |
by Mark R Leeper |
Capsule: This is an updating and a remake of a
great stage thriller. The new version adds some
complexity to the story, but nothing that could
really be called an improvement. This story did
not...more |
A Perfect Murder Review |
by Harvey S. Karten |
Reviewed by Harvey Karten, Ph.D.
Warner Bros./ Kopelson Entertainment
Director: Andrew Davis
Writer: Patrick Smith Kelly, play by Frederick Knott
Cast: Michael Douglas, Gwyneth Paltrow, Viggo Mortensen,
David Suchet more |
A Perfect Murder Review |
by David Sunga |
Rating: 2.5 stars (out of 4.0)
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Key to rating system:
2.0 stars - Debatable
2.5 stars - Some people may like it
3.0 stars - I liked it
3.5 stars - I am biased in favor of the movie
4.0 stars - I felt the movie's impact...more |
A Perfect Murder Review |
by Michael Dequina |
The murder may be perfect, but Andrew Davis's loose update of Alfred
Hitchcock's 1954 classic _Dial_M_for_Murder_ is not even close. Davis and
screenwriter Patrick Smith Kelly have come up with an interesting wrinkle
to Frederick Knott's original play:...more |
A Perfect Murder Review |
by Nathaniel R. Atcheson |
Director: Andrew Davis
Cast: Michael Douglas, Gwyneth Paltrow, Viggo Mortensen
Screenplay: Patrick Smith Kelly
Producers: Anne Kopelson, Arnold Kopelson, Peter MacGregor-Scott,
Christopher Mankiewicz
Runtime: 107 min.
US Distribution: ...more |
A Perfect Murder Review |
by Steve Rhodes |
Gorgeous and fabulously wealthy Emily Bradford Taylor has been
spending a lot of time lately with her favorite painter, the
impoverished David Shaw, and it's not just to admire his etchings. We
watch them kiss while rolling over and over in bed so...more |
A Perfect Murder Review |
by Scott Renshaw |
A PERFECT MURDER
(Warner Bros.)
Starring: Michael Douglas, Gwyneth Paltrow, Viggo Mortensen, David
Suchet.
Screenplay: Patrick Smith Kelly, based on the play "Dial M For Murder" by
Frederick Knott.
Producers: Arnold Kopelson, Anne Kopelson,...more |
A Perfect Murder Review |
by Scott Renshaw |
A PERFECT MURDER
(Warner Bros.)
Starring: Michael Douglas, Gwyneth Paltrow, Viggo Mortensen, David
Suchet.
Screenplay: Patrick Smith Kelly, based on the play "Dial M For Murder" by
Frederick Knott.
Producers: Arnold Kopelson, Anne Kopelson,...more |
A Perfect Murder Review |
by Jon Ridge |
As antiquated as the formula is, I'm surprised Hollywood keeps it
around: wife cheats on abusive spouse and, instead of leaving him,
convinces her lover to kill him so they can be together and get all
his money. Or, roles can be switched and jealous...more |