Loading...I've always wondered why Michael Douglas does not play the anti-hero more often. The tough looks, the gruff voice, the powerful personality make him an ideal candidate for a James Bond villian.
He does play the role almost to perfection in this movie, a tribute/remake of Hitchcock's Dial M for Murder. It has already been remade a few times before.
This is the classic tale of betrayal and revenge.
An older man(Douglas) and a younger woman(Gwyneth Paltrow) are trapped in a failing marriage. They are held together only by her inheritance which both of them want.
She has an affair with a younger man( Viggo Mortensen of 'Lord of the rings' fame.)
He find out and hires a hitman to kill her. The hitman is none other than his wife's lover.
This is a thriller which has a few surprizes not in the original movie:
My favorite line in the movie: Douglas to Paltrow, 'That's not happiness to see me, is it?'
Movie: A Perfect Murder(1998)
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