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For every step forward Halle Berry takes in her career
she takes two steps back. Exhibit #1 "Cat Woman" followed
quite closely by exhibit # 2 "Gothica" and finally exhibit
# 3 "Perfect Strangers". I'd say the same is true of Bruce
Willis as well but he's past the middle of his career and
on the declining side of things. ***
Berry plays Rowena Price a reporter for a New York
paper who sees the story of a lifetime in Harrison Hill
(Bruce Willis) a married executive who is involved with
Grace a friend. When Grace is murdered, Rowena suspects
that Hill is guilty of the crime and goes undercover to
try and nail him. ***
On the surface "Perfect Stranger" sounds like it has
potential. Unfortunately director James Foley and his cast
are stuck with a convoluted poorly thought out narrative
that just isn't convincing. Nor are any of the actors convincing
in their roles. Berry isn't as bad here as she has been
in some other campy romps but the material she's working
with just doesn't give her anything to truly work with.
Willis essentially sleepwalks through his role ---
Image & Sound:
Sony is no stranger to excellent transfers and they
prove once again to be tops with a beautiful transfer that
pops. Sadly, the effort is wasted. The audio is top notch
as well. ---
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