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Perfect Murder, A (1998) Rank 3 Reviews
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A Guide to Current DVD (Aaron Beierle)
THE WEEKLY MOVIE REVIEW
Wolfpack Productions (Sujit 'Chief' Chawla)
Qwipster's Movie Reviews (Vince Leo)
Hitchcock's DIAL M FOR MURDER revisited, this time with Douglas out to off his filandering wife, and hiring her lover to do the deed. Things get complicated when the lover isn't up to the task, and the man he's hired gets offed himself by the woman, leavi ...read the complete Perfect Murder movie review at Qwipster's Movie Reviews (Vince Leo)
JoBlo's Movie Emporium ("JoBlo")
Minneapolis Star Tribune (Jeff Strickler)
...a fast-paced thriller that probably will leave Alfred Hitchcock aficionados mourning its shallowness -- but not until after they've enjoyed an adrenaline rush. ...read the complete Perfect Murder movie review at Minneapolis Star Tribune (Jeff Strickler)
Slate (David Edelstein)
It has been sexed up, opened out, and finished off with a disappointing bang-bang climax, but it's still good fun. ...read the complete Perfect Murder movie review at Slate (David Edelstein)
UTK Daily Beacon (Maureska Steele)
AmateurHomeTheater.com
At-A-Glance Film Reviews
Film Blather (Eugene Novikov)
DVD Review e-zine
Christian Spotlight on the Movies
Teen Movie Critic (Vivian Rose)
filethirteen.com
The Common Guy (Paul Hall)
Juicy Cerebellum (Alex Sandell)
Nicholas Kleszczewski
Cinematter (Matt Williams)
Palo Alto Weekly (Leonard Schwarz)
Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)
I think it works like a nasty little machine to keep us involved and disturbed; my attention never strayed, and one of the elements I liked was the way Paltrow's character isn't sentimentalized. ...read the complete Perfect Murder movie review at Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)
Movie Hell (Michael J. Legeros)
Q Network Film Desk (James Kendrick)
Laramie Movie Scope (Robert Roten)
The Cranky Critic (Chuck Schwartz)
Being more than fair, as Cranky strives to be, would have me saying that A Perfect Murder is a film in the best tradition of Hitchcock. The audience is clued in early, and knows more than some of the characters. This knowledge doesn't mean that we aren't ...read the complete Perfect Murder movie review at The Cranky Critic (Chuck Schwartz)
David N. Butterworth
Sacramento Bee (Joe Baltake)
What Andrew Davis has essentially done is to take one three-star movie and turn it into another three-star movie. ...read the complete Perfect Murder movie review at Sacramento Bee (Joe Baltake)
Detroit News (Susan Stark)
SPLICEDwire (Rob Blackwelder)
Nathaniel R. Atcheson
Movie Parables (Michael Elliott)
Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)
Michael Douglas is about as good as anyone can be at playing greedy, cold-hearted SOBs. He's also good at playing nice guys and victims--he's a versatile pro--but when he goes into his Gordon Gekko mode there's an extra charge on the screen, because we kn ...read the complete Perfect Murder movie review at Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)
DVD Verdict (David Rogers)
Steve Baker: Barfly Magazine
The Aisle Seat (Mike McGranaghan)
Montreal Film Journal (Kevin N. Laforest)
Urban Cinefile (Shannon H)
CultureDose.net (Laurie Edwards)
Dr. Daniel's Movie Emergency
allesfilm.com (Reinhard Bradatsch)
In Film Australia
Screen It! Entertainment Reviews for Parents
Anchorage Press (Brenda Sokolowski)
CineScene.com (Kristen Ashley)
Light Views, Reviews & Previews (John Larsen)
The New York Times (Stephen Holden)
The story has enough nasty twists and tantalizing clues for its ingenious mechanics to remain engaging. ...read the complete Perfect Murder movie review at The New York Times (Stephen Holden)
Sun Newspapers of Cleveland
Advocate/Weekly Newspapers Online
Los Angeles Times (Kenneth Turan)
Deseret News, Salt Lake City
eye WEEKLY (Gemma Files)
Entertainment Weekly (Owen Gleiberman)
I've seen far worse thrillers than A Perfect Murder, but the movie is ultimately more competent than pleasurable. ...read the complete Perfect Murder movie review at Entertainment Weekly (Owen Gleiberman)
Salon.com (Laura Miller)
Salon (Stephanie Zacharek)
Harvey's Movie Review (Harvey O'Brien)
Philadelphia City Paper (Sam Adams)
Memphis Flyer (Hadley Hury)
The Globe and Mail (Toronto) (Liam Lacey)
By the head-scratching dénouement, the "perfect" in the title seems particularly misplaced. How about Dial M for Muddle. ...read the complete Perfect Murder movie review at The Globe and Mail (Toronto) (Liam Lacey)
Austin Chronicle (Hollis Chacona)
Tasteful, chilly, and polite, it is foul play at its traditional best: Anglo-Saxon, urban, and upper class. ...read the complete Perfect Murder movie review at Austin Chronicle (Hollis Chacona)
Dark Horizons (Garth Franklin)
The Boston Phoenix
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