Stars: Michael Douglas, Gwyneth Paltrow, Viggo Mortensen, David Suchet, Sarita Choudhury

Director: Andrew Davis

Summary: Emily, a woman from a wealthy family and heiress to a one million dollar trust fund, marries a millionaire. The marriage is not an emotionally fulfilling one for Emily and she forms a friendship with a struggling artist. When her husband discovers their affair he begins to plan the perfect murder...

Emily Bradford (Paltrow) is a society daughter married to the successful Steven Taylor (Douglas). Heiress to a huge family fortune, Emily is due to inherit a one hundred million dollar trust fund much to the delight of her conniving husband. An adulterous transgression by Emily with the even more devious David (Mortenson) gives Steven a chance to try and outwit them both for the big prize. Inspired by Alfred Hitchcock's 1954 film "Dial M for Murder."

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The husband (Michael Douglas) is a currency trader whose portfolio value is going right down the drain. The wife (Gwyneth Paltrow) is the heiress to a $100 million fortune. The marriage is not a happy one, but the promise of long-term affluence keeps them together. The wife pursues an affair with an artist (Viggo Mortenson) who gives her all the passion she doesn't get at home, and when the husband finds out, well ... someone's going to pay with their life. Who will the unlucky one be? We wouldn't dare spoil the elegant plot twists of this devious thriller, but it's well known that Douglas excels at portraying greedy characters with ice in their veins. Here, it's easy to assume that Douglas has pulled off, as the title implies, a killing that nobody will ever pin on him. But this is the kind of glossy thriller (loosely inspired by Alfred Hitchcock's Dial M for Murder) that delights in disrupting your expectations, so it grabs your attention right up to the final scene. It's a bit too cold really to draw you in but with its able cast and stylish direction by Andrew Davis, this less-than-perfect murder thriller is still definitely worth a look. --Jeff Shannon, Amazon.com

Aspect Ratio:	4:3 Full Frame, 16:9 Wide Screen
Main Language:	English
Region:	Region 2
Special Features:	Audio Commentary, Alternate Ending With Two Separate Audio Tracks, Production Notes
Year:	1998
Release Date:	April 19, 1999
Runtime:	103 minutes
Certification:
Catalogue Number:	D 016643
Keywords:	Perfect, Murder, General, Wide, Screen, Full, Thriller, Psychological
Genre:	Thriller