A Crime of Passion
A Crime of Passion
PG-13 | 01 January 2003 (USA)
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A young heiress has her life turned upside down after her business partner's wife is killed and foul play is suspected.

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highwaytourist

Well, here is one of those feisty businesswoman-in-distress thrillers. Here, the a young, attractive partner in a successful winery is shocked after the wife of her business partner dies under suspicious circumstances. As usual in films like this, she (Cynthia Gibb) decides to do a Jessica Fletcher impression and conduct her own investigation. In the process, she repeatedly puts herself in danger unnecessarily and finds clues that trained investigators weren't able to find. The ending is priceless. The killer, while chasing our plucky heroine, has a prolonged monologue which explains every part of the mystery step-by-step (I did this, I did that, I was waiting for you when you went there), thus helping the audience tie up all the loose ends and helping to make the way for the inevitable happy ending. How cliché is that?

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Sean Kaye

I gave it 2 because Cynthia Gibb is such a hotty that she made it bearable to watch but if it wasn't for her it would be a 1. There are some unintentionally humorous moments though like when Cynthia Gibb is running away from a murderer in the final moments and she is supposed to have a broken leg so she's running/hopping all over this vineyard on one foot, trying to hide and it just looks very silly. Also, in the final scenes she runs into a storage building and of course leaves the door wide open behind her. And why was the door not locked in the first place? I would think a building like that would normally have a lock on the door but I guess if it did, the movie would have to have ended right there. The script is like something written by a 9 year old would have written. Canadian shlock, I give it 2 snowmobiles out of 10.

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boardindude

A very entertaining murder mystery. I watched from start to finish, was sure I knew who 'done it', was surprised by the outcome. Compared to many other TV murder mystery offerings this was really good. Cynthia Gibb was very sympathetic. Alexandra Kamp was ultra sexy as the bad girl. Gordon Currie & Sebastian Spence were also a lot of fun to watch. The material was a bit too conventional at times. The script could have used a few more twists, but it seemed that everyone involved worked very hard to make the show as engaging as it was. When it turns up on late night TV, I'll watch it again.

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rinkrat

I was so excited about seeing this film simply because of Gordon Currie. I hadn't seen him in anything in a while and had been impressed by his performance (and choice of films) in "Waydowntown" and "Blood and Donuts". However, I was so disappointed by this film. Watching this was like watching a bad episode of Falcon Crest. Predictable, shallow, and a plot line that has been done a million times before....to death. However, Gordon, I still have very high hopes for you. A new agent might be in order, however.

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