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Perfect Strangers (2003)
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Reviews Counted:7
Fresh:2
Rotten:5
Average Rating:5.2/10
Runtime: 1 hr 36 mins
Genre: Dramas
Synopsis: PERFECT STRANGERS is a striking feature from New Zealand director Gaylene Preston (BREAD & ROSES, WAR STORIES). One night, bored thirty-something Melanie goes out drinking with her friends. After... PERFECT STRANGERS is a striking feature from New Zealand director Gaylene Preston (BREAD & ROSES, WAR STORIES). One night, bored thirty-something Melanie goes out drinking with her friends. After getting sufficiently intoxicated, she goes home with a charming man (Sam Neill). When she wakes up, she's on a boat at sea, alone with the mysterious figure, trying to figure out if she's going to live through the day. Stylish and haunting, PERFECT STRANGERS deftly blends many different genres to tell a truly original tale. [More]
Starring: Sam Neill, Rachael Blake
Starring: Sam Neill, Rachael Blake
Director: Gaylene Preston
Director: Gaylene Preston
Screenwriter: Gaylene Preston
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Reviews for Perfect Strangers
When horror heroines are this lame-brained, my impulse is to start rooting against them.
It's a movie that fails so miserably in its weirdo aspirations that you'll wish you were watching that bad '80s sitcom of the same name (with Balkie, remember?).
A cross between Cast Away and Swept Away, carefully flitting between the quality and pretentiousness of them both as it constantly reinvents itself.
Preston's screenplay is ingenious, drawing on British classics like Cul-de-Sac and The Servant to constantly undermine audience expectations.
If you're looking for thrills, probing questions, great acting, a meandering, but always engaging, plotline, as well as a unique vision.
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