A perfect murder (1998)

I was told this was based on the Hitchcockian 'Dial M for murder'; basically a retelling of the story. 15 minutes into the movie I knew exactly what was gonna happen. Every scene played out into the next one & there was no thrill at all in this thriller. For a moment I did imagine a slightly more cheerful ending, but the director stole that from me.

Ok, the wife knows several languages... so what? Why have an interesting detective character when you have no use for him? The wife's emotions are a joke. & lover seemed very confused about his own intentions; is he conning her or not? The title of the movie was completely misleading. I wish I had seen 'Dial M for murder' instead. I guess I'll end up avoiding a much better movie because of this one.

Favourite scenes include: There wasn't a single moment in the movie which is worth a mention.

Alternate Ending: A 3-way confrontation would have been better; atleast would have kept some thrill going. That ending was colder than frostbitten toes falling off.

First Viewed: Alone at Harborne in Parramatta.

Rating-1*