Perfect Stranger (2007): Dir: James Foley / Cast: Halle Berry, Bruce Willis, Giovanni Ribisi, Nicki Aycox, Florencia Lozano: Flawed yet entertaining thriller about identities particularly those over the Internet chat lines. Halle Berry plays a journalist who goes undercover in an attempt to expose an advertising giant whom she believes is responsible for a friend's murder. Director James Foley manages some suspense yet humour comes off as corny. Foley has made such films as The Chamber and The Corrupter. Structure is pure formula with an ending that will either surprise or disappoint. Berry holds her own as a woman fired from her job in the opening when a job goes wrong. From there she applies as a temp in order to reveal someone in criminal activity. Bruce Willis plays Harrison Hill, ad executive who has much to conceal, and he is smart enough to fire Berry when he figures her out. Giovanni Ribisi as a computer geek has an interesting back story of his own. Nicki Aycox appears briefly to introduce Berry to the whole Hill situation but when she is found murdered, it sets off Berry to investigate. More on Aycox is revealed towards the conclusion that brings into fruition much information. Other roles are more on the standard conventions and nothing more. Contrived and manipulative in the Basic Instinct style but thriller fans will not be strangers to it. Score: 5 ½ / 10

One can only wonder why ? If money was really good, then why should loving something good be evil ? One might as well say God is good but loving God is evil, which is blasphemous to say the least. If this remark suggests that being good is irrelevant, inconsequential and immaterial, then why should God have to be good ? and why should you expect him to be so ? and why should you have to try to be like God ? The angry vociferation, "Money is the root of all evil", wrongfully dismissed as a misreading, uttered by one badly bitten and badly burnt by money clearly rings more true and is more trenchant and more poignant than the very same yet subtle insinuation contained in the biblical apophthegm. The fact that you would sooner damn love than damn money, clearly tells me what you secretly love and would rather have, and most certainly cannot do without. Is God so inadequate in himself that he now has to need the use of money to save ? Is God greater than money or is money greater than God ? The actress & scriptwriter of this movie clearly deserve all of your awards, all of your accolades, not to mention all of your material assets as well.

The events in the beginning give already a hint that it is not going to be a fast thriller with lots of twists and action, but as the IT issues start to develop, then some scenes become especially long and dull (chatroom-related, above all). Berry and Willis are nice, especially when they play with and against each other, Ribisi is a sophisticated extra, but even they cannot assist in making the movie continuously thrilling. Undertones and nuances change too smoothly - and so does Berry's character. But the complex ending comes abruptly and is pressed into too short period of time.Recommended to those fond of Berry and Willis - but do not expect a memorable movie night. But killing time for less than 2 hours is reasonable.

How this movie made it to the silver screen, is beyond me. 20 minutes into this movie, I felt I would need to take notes. Plot development was juvenile at best. Because this site requires 10 lines of text, I will need a whole lot of hamburger helper, for the brain!A euphemism (from the Greek words EU - well and Phebe - speak) is a word or expression that is used when people want to find a polite or less direct way of talking about difficult or embarrassing topics. Most of us, unless you are an actuary, have enjoyed reading quotes that are funny, inspiring, and encouraging relief from stress, . They can help us see things in a different (less stressful) light, give us a laugh, and help us get into a more optimistic frame of mind. Remember life is too long to live it stressful! (Dahlin &Kaufman 1982) However, I was able to erase and use the DVD. Tony Dahlin Venice