Malice (1993)

	Directed by: Harold Becker	COUNTRY USA/Canada GENRE Thriller NORWEGIAN TITLE Under kniven RUNNING TIME 107 minutes
	Produced by: Harold Becker Charles Mulvehill Rachel Pfeffer
	Written by: Aaron Sorkin Scott Frank

Cast includes:
CHARACTER	ACTOR/ACTRESS	RATING
Dr. Jed Hill	Alec Baldwin	½
Tracy Safian	Nicole Kidman
Andy Safian	Bill Pullman	½
Det. Dana Harris	Bebe Neuwirth
Mrs. Kennsinger	Anne Bancroft
Dennis Riley	Peter Gallagher	½
Lester Adams	Josef Sommer	-
Dr. Martin Kessler	George C. Scott	-
Earl Leemus	Tobin Bell	-
Paula Bell	Gwyneth Paltrow	-

Review

A 1990s thriller in all its glory, with a delightfully convoluted script from Aaron Sorkin, who was fresh off from A Few Good Men. The neo-noir and whodunit elements are rather elegantly woven in with the main story, and although the characters director Harold Becker creates never feel more than one small step away from stereotypes, he keeps his film so busy and in locomotion that it’s easy to be in for the ride. At least up until the ending, which arguably delivers a little too heavy on genre tropes. An all-star cast is lead by engaging and fun – if not exactly subtle – performances by the three leads.