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Perfect Stranger (2007)

Directed by:
James Foley
COUNTRY
USA

GENRE
Psychological thriller/Mystery

NORWEGIAN TITLE
Perfect Stranger

RUNNING TIME
109 minutes

Produced by:
Elaine Goldsmith-Thomas
Stephanie Langhoff
Daniel A. Thomas
Written by:
Jon Bokenkamp


Cast includes:

CHARACTER ACTOR/ACTRESS RATING
Rowena Price Halle Berry
Harrison Hill Bruce Willis ½
Miles Haley Giovanni Ribisi

Lieutenant Karen Tejada

Florencia Lozano -
Bill Patel Jason Antoon -
Esmeralda Patti D'Arbanville -

 

Review

This supposedly high-tech mystery thriller from 2007 wants to look modern, be clever and feel flashy, but ends up as a disjointed and oddly paced misfire. Halle Berry plays a news reporter who goes undercover to investigate a suspected murder / sex scandal involving a superrich advertising executive (Bruce Willis). The script by Jon Bokenkamp may seem clever at first, mainly because director James Foley (the man behind the wonderful Glengarry Glen Ross) keeps everything moving quickly. But when it's time to add it all up, nothing really fits, and the ending is an abrupt, preposterous mess which will leave you feel cheated.

Copyright © 12.07.2023 Fredrik Gunerius Fevang

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