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I'm Robin McFetridge, and this is the Out & About movie review. I would say dial "K" for murder when describing this Alfred Hitchcock remake of the 1954 classic, Dial M for Murder. A Perfect Murder, directed by Andrew Davis, and starring Michael Douglas as Steven Hayes, an incredibly rich commodities trader and Gwenth Paltrow (Hush) as Emily Hayes, Douglas's even wealthier wife, whom works as a translator for the State Department. Then add to the mix Viggo Mortensen as David, Paltrows starving artist lover, and you have just the right combination of love, betrayal, greed and Murder. Oh did I say love? Well maybe not love. As it turns out, David is a "Scam ARTIST, and out to snag Paltrow's fortune. Douglas, aware of his wife's "NOONERS" confronts David, bluntly. "I know your fucking my wife," but I'll give you five hundred thousand dollars to kill her, and oh by the way I know who you really are. This is where it gets tricky. "Follow the Key"... in the Dial K double crossing, the Artist is supposed to make Pal t row's murder look like a robbery attempt. Funny, they live in the penthouse of an ultra secure Manhattan apartment building.... So Douglas leaves him the KEY. OOPs how could New York's finest miss that! Even when Douglas is under suspicion. Ah motive. . . Douglas has been doing some illegal trading and it's gone bad, he is losing millions by the hours. He doesn't care what his wife is doing, it's all about the money, then there's the Artist, it's all about the money too. Poor, Poor Paltrow-with a face and body like that, you would think men would want her for reasons other than money. Now the KEY. The classic, "Dial M for Murder," didn't hold this many double-crosses and plot twists, but it also didn't expect the audience to buy into a weak plot and unbelievable circumstances, such as that KEY. Despite terrific performances by Douglas, Paltrow and Mortensen, the script is too week to support the complex plot. As an audience the writers expect us to believe that the entire Police force for New York is inept. And despite the obvious intelligence of Paltrow's character that she would be so stupid. Then there is that KEY, That either suggests the perfect murder would have to be unplanned or only possible if the investigating officers are morons. Then again there is that old cliché, "If you want something done right... do it yourself." I'll give, "A Perfect Murder," six couches out of 10, because the characters are weak, but Paltow and Douglas are strong enough to make the movie entertaining, not to mention you need to see who's double-crossing whom and see just how does that KEY fit. Now back to the Show. Last updated: Thursday, March 20, 2008 02:45:34 AM |
