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Perfect Stranger (2007)

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Reviews Counted: 138

Fresh: 15

Rotten:123

Average Rating: 3.5/10

Consensus: Despite the presence of Halle Berry and Bruce Willis, Perfect Stranger is too convoluted to work, and features a twist ending that's irritating and superfluous. It's a techno-thriller without thrills.

Rated: R [See Full Rating] for sexual content, nudity, some disturbing violent images and language.

Runtime: 1 hr 49 mins

Genre: Thriller, Murder, Reporters, Theatrical Release, Dating, Internet

Theatrical Release:Apr 13, 2007 Wide

Box Office: $23,705,592

Synopsis: Ace New York Courier reporter Rowena Price (Halle Berry) will do anything to get her story---even if it verges on the unethical. After her plans to out a U.S. senator's homosexual relationship with... Ace New York Courier reporter Rowena Price (Halle Berry) will do anything to get her story---even if it verges on the unethical. After her plans to out a U.S. senator's homosexual relationship with an intern are thwarted, Price's next chance at a big scoop falls right into her lap. When her friend Grace (Nicky Lynn Aycox) is found murdered, the main suspect is revealed to be Harrison Hill (Bruce Willis), a philandering high-powered ad exec with a very jealous wife. With some help from her right-hand tech guru, Miles (Giovanni Ribisi), Rowena goes undercover as a temp at Hill's agency, where her own good looks are bound to draw Hill closer to her, taking her to the facts behind Grace's murder. No simple plot description can truly explain James Foley's (AT CLOSE RANGE) twisty, tech-y thriller. It begins with a false setup, takes a whole other route, and makes a series of bizarre 11th hour revelations that not even the most seasoned viewer will be able to predict. The always watchable Berry makes us root for a character whose methods aren't always the most scrupulous, and Giovanni Ribisi does a lot with the "sidekick" role. Anastas Michos's cinematography gives Manhattan a slightly sinister glow of cool blue, appropriate to this tale in which nothing is what it seems, and trusting in someone is sure to cause regret---or worse. PERFECT STRANGER may occasionally defy logic, but that is not likely to deter those hungering for a handsomely made, star-fueled studio film with plenty of surprises. [More]

Starring: Halle Berry, Bruce Willis, Giovanni Ribisi, Gary Dourdan

Starring: Halle Berry, Bruce Willis, Giovanni Ribisi, Gary Dourdan, Patti D'Arbanville, Clea Lewis, Richard Portnow

Director: James Foley

Director: James Foley
Screenwriter: Todd Komarnicki, Jon Bokenkamp
Producer: Elaine Goldsmith-Thomas
Composer: Antonio Pinto
Studio: Revolution Studios

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  • When her friend's affair with married ad exec Harrison Hill (Bruce Willis) ends in the woman's murder, investigative reporter Rowena Price (Academy Award(r) winner Halle Berry; Best Actress, Monster's Ball, 2001) vows to bring the killer to justice. Suspecting Hill of the crime, she goes undercover by posing as two highly alluring women: Katherine, a sexy temp who works within his agency, and Veronica, a seductive temptress he chats up online. Engaging in a dangerous game of cat-and-mouse, both Rowena and Hill begin to realize things may not be what they seem. For some people will go to great lengths to protect their secrets, even if it means risking everything.
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    Full Review Source: Orlando Sentinel | comment Comment
    05/13/09
    Roger Moore
    Orlando Sentinel

    Columbia seems to be on a one-studio mission to revive that very '90s of film genres, the erotic thriller--or are they determined to kill it off for good, considering such poor efforts as this listless Halle Berry vehicle?

    Full Review Source: Mr. Brown's Movies | comment Comment
    09/05/07
    Michael Dequina
    Mr. Brown's Movies

    A big cheat because virtually nothing of what happens in the first 100 minutes would ever really have happened if the truth that's exposed in the final few minutes was true.

    Full Review Source: Apollo Guide | comment Comment
    08/10/07
    Brian Webster
    Apollo Guide

    This one's DOA.

    Full Review Source: CNN.com | comment Comment
    07/09/07
    Tom Charity
    CNN.com
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    While Perfect Stranger had its moments and wisely made its characters less than perfect, it was a pedestrian yarn better suited for the small screen than the silver one.

    Full Review Source: IGN Movies | comment Comment
    06/25/07
    Stax
    IGN Movies

    The movie shows that the only thing worse than a generically screwy thriller is one with a selective narrator -- and one that doesn’t give viewers a fair chance to play along.

    Full Review Source: Time Out | comment Comment
    06/23/07
    Ben Kenigsberg
    Time Out

    While it begins dully enough for an investigative thriller, Perfect Stranger quickly skids off into abject foolishness.

    Full Review Source: PopMatters | comment Comment
    05/30/07
    Cynthia Fuchs
    PopMatters

    A rarely suspenseful thriller with a twist ending of the worst kind: It takes too much explanation.

    Full Review Source: Dallas Morning News | comment Comment
    05/28/07
    Carla Meyer
    Dallas Morning News
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    Un thriller más bien mediocre, inverosímil y rebuscado que pretende sorprender al espectador con una vuelta de tuerca final... igualmente mediocre, inverosímil y rebuscada.

    Full Review Source: Uruguay Total | comment Comment
    05/23/07
    Enrique Buchichio
    Uruguay Total

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    Full Review Source: Movies for the Masses | comment Comment
    05/03/07
    Joseph Proimakis
    Movies for the Masses

    Although the movie makes a case for its ending, taking you by the hand and walking you through the stink of all its red herrings, the effort is wasted. Ro sounds like roe for a reason, and the logic behind this film was fishy from the start.

    Full Review Source: Bangor Daily News (Maine) | comment Comment
    05/01/07
    Christopher Smith
    Bangor Daily News (Maine)

    Even Berry's bodacious bod (the woman is blessed with some really good genes) isn't distraction enough to make Perfect Stranger palatable.

    Full Review Source: Austin Chronicle | comment Comment
    04/28/07
    Steve Davis
    Austin Chronicle

    It's a movie that exists to showcase an actor more than it exists to be a movie.

    Full Review Source: Coast (Halifax, Nova Scotia) | comment Comment
    04/25/07
    Mark Palermo
    Coast (Halifax, Nova Scotia)

    The movie would perhaps like to say something serious about the ease with which modern communications allows us to be multiple personalities, but that effort is lost in ineptitude.

    Full Review Source: TIME Magazine | comment Comment
    04/24/07
    Richard Schickel
    TIME Magazine
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    Loses its point about balancing different identities through the increasingly ludicrous twists and intense overacting

    Full Review Source: Dark Horizons | comment Comment
    04/24/07
    Garth Franklin
    Dark Horizons

    A B movie with a bland title, histrionic acting and a ridiculous twist ending.

    Full Review Source: Boxoffice Magazine | comment Comment
    04/21/07
    Annlee Ellingson
    Boxoffice Magazine

    A snake bit concept from the very beginning.

    Full Review Source: Entertainment Insiders | comment Comment
    04/21/07
    Jonathan W. Hickman
    Entertainment Insiders

    ...an ideal film for suspense audiences.

    Full Review Source: Nolan's Pop Culture Review | comment Comment
    04/20/07
    Michael A. Smith
    Nolan's Pop Culture Review

    ...limp and perfunctory.

    Full Review Source: Sacramento News & Review | comment Comment
    04/20/07
    Jim Lane
    Sacramento News & Review

    Amid all the dreck that has come out in the last few years, it's hard to think of a title that approaches the audience with more cinematic bad faith. For shame!

    Full Review Source: Los Angeles CityBeat | comment Comment
    04/20/07
    Andy Klein
    Los Angeles CityBeat
     
     
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