Perfect Stranger
Perfect Stranger
R | 19 April 2007 (USA)
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A journalist goes undercover to ferret out businessman Harrison Hill as her best friend's killer. Posing as one of his temps, she enters into a game of online cat-and-mouse.

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VeteranLight

I don't have all the words right now but this film is a work of art.

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Kailansorac

Clever, believable, and super fun to watch. It totally has replay value.

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Glucedee

It's hard to see any effort in the film. There's no comedy to speak of, no real drama and, worst of all.

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Bluebell Alcock

Ok... Let's be honest. It cannot be the best movie but is quite enjoyable. The movie has the potential to develop a great plot for future movies

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sundaresh-venugopal

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.

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juneebuggy

So yeah this was pretty terrible, filled with bad acting -holy hell Halle Barry how did you win that Oscar? It's also not a good thriller, not all that interesting, not original and (except for Giovanni Ribisi) not worth watching. Bruce Willis is another one I'm beginning to wonder about, I think he's given up because lately all he seems to do are these silly little sub-roles where he doesn't even bother to act, he just shows up, puts on a bad wig and collects the paycheque.Halle Barry plays 'Roe' a journalist who goes undercover to ferret out businessman Harrison Hill as the man who killed her childhood friend. Posing as one of his temps and aided by associate Miles Haley they enter into an online game of cat-and-mouse. Barry sure looks fantastic but her performance is annoying, filled with weird bursts of anger, up and down and just overacted in every way. And wow with the product placement. In a completely unnecessary scene Victoria's Secret highjacks the movie for about 15 minutes with Barry's character packing VS gift bags, a fashion show (with Heidi Klum) and the brand name mentioned multiple, multiple times.About the only good thing about Perfect Stranger is Giovanni Ribisi, he does a great job and was probably the sole reason I finished watching this. On that note I did't see that ending coming. So yes the twist is good, it's just too bad about the rest of it.

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GManfred

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.

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TonyDahlin

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

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