Website users were awfully tough on this one. I thought it was a good mystery - a mysterious mystery, which is not redundant. Think of all the movies that are passed off as mysteries but are not, uh, mysterious. For instance, "Dial M For Murder", in which the murderer is known throughout the picture. This one is absorbing and holds your interest for the entire hour and 50 minutes.Most users rehash the plot in their review, so to cut to the chase, this is Halle Berry's picture from start to finish and she does a great job as a journalist trying to break a big story. The first story fizzles out but the next one involves Bruce Willis as an Ad exec who she suspects is responsible for a murder. Her cohort and pal is Giovanni Ribisi, who gets better each time out. Willis, on the other hand, phones his part in and seems bored.This movie reportedly has several different endings and the CD I saw seemed to also. I thought the ending I saw was somewhat contrived, so much so that you couldn't see it coming. But I thought that's what made it interesting and absorbing, as mentioned above.
... View MoreThe 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.
... View MoreHow 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
... View MorePerfect Stranger is about a investigative reporter (Halle Berry) investigations her childhood friend murder and suspect an ad executive (Bruce Willis) who she met online and was having affair with the murderer. With the help of her computer friend (Giovani Ribisi), she developing false identities as both an ad temp and an online flirt, allowing her to completely surround her prey. Is he really the killer? Perfect Stranger was a great thriller, this was Halle Berry best performance. This movie should been a novel, it has twist and turn and has surprise ending. If you enjoy this movie I recommended you to watch Fracture (2007) with Anthony Hopkins and Ryan Gosling a another thriller mystery with twist and turn and surprise ending.
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