Perfect Stranger (2007)

A journalist goes undercover to ferret out businessman Harrison Hill as her childhood friend's killer. Posing as one of his temps, she enters into a game of online cat-and-mouse.

Director:

James Foley

Writers:

Todd Komarnicki (screenplay), Jon Bokenkamp (story)

Stars:

Halle Berry, Bruce Willis, Giovanni Ribisi

1 win.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Halle Berry	...	Rowena Price
Bruce Willis	...	Harrison Hill
Giovanni Ribisi	...	Miles Haley
Richard Portnow	...	Narron
Gary Dourdan	...	Cameron
Florencia Lozano	...	Lieutenant Tejada
Nicki Aycox	...	Grace
Kathleen Chalfant	...	Elizabeth Clayton
Gordon MacDonald	...	Senator Sachs
Daniella Van Graas	...	Josie
Paula Miranda	...	Mia Hill
Patti D'Arbanville	...	Esmeralda
Clea Lewis	...	Gina
Amara Zaragoza	...	Bethany (as Tamara Feldman)
Gerry Becker	...	Jon Kirshenbaum

Storyline

Rowena Price is a muckraking reporter for a New York paper. When her story about a closeted gay Senator who preaches family values is spiked, she quits and soon finds herself investigating the grisly murder of a childhood friend. Her friend had been dumped by ad exec Harrison Hill, so he's Rowena's prime suspect. Rowena gets a job at the ad agency as a temp, and she's soon the object of Hill's attentions. She's helped in her subterfuge by Miles Haley, a friend at the paper who has a secret thing for her. Everyone, it seems, has secrets, including Hill, who must keep his affairs from his wife - her money fuels his lifestyle. Murder will out?

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Plot Keywords:

murder of a nude woman | nudity | erotic thriller | sex standing up | female nudity | 

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Taglines:

How Far Would You Go?

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Genres:

Crime | Mystery | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for sexual content, nudity, some disturbing violent images and language

Did You Know?

Trivia

The film includes extensive product placement for Sony Vaio, Reebok, Heineken, and Victoria's Secret.

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Goofs

It would be impossible for Rowena to "transmit" the conversation with Senator Sachs to NY due to the fact that Rowena did not have an internet cable plugged into her computer and would not have access to a wireless connection in the senate building.

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Quotes

Miles Haley: Ro, Ro this is Harrison Hill if he wanted to have someone dead he wouldn't do it himself

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Connections

Referenced in At the Movies: The Worst of 2007 (2008)

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Soundtracks

You Sexy Thing
Written by Errol Brown
Produced by Matt Chiaravalle
Performed by James 'D-Train' Williams

User Reviews

Lackluter thriller with A list stars

This is a murder mystery; too bad there wasn't enough suspense or chemistry between the lead actors. Hallie Berry has picked some bad thrillers to be in lately. Berry plays, Ro, a reporter who does some investigating when a child hood friend turns up murdered. The friend had talked to her a week before her death and mentioned how she was having an affair with an ad executive, Harrison Hill. Ro decides to investigate Hill with the help of her computer geek friend, Miles. It turns out Miles is more of a freak than Ro thought. The investigation of Hill is supposed to be thrilling, but it really isn't. There isn't enough suspense. At the end Miles puts it all together and we get a montage of who committed the murder and how. Very sneaky. But not that great of a pay off.

FINAL VERDICT: If you don't see this, you aren't missing anything. There are better movies out there.

Details

Official Sites:

Official site [Russia] Sony Pictures [Germany]

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

13 April 2007 (USA)

Also Known As:

Perfect Stranger

Filming Locations:

Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$60,795,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$11,206,163, 15 April 2007

Gross USA:

$23,984,949

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$73,534,117

Company Credits

Production Co:

Revolution Studios

Technical Specs

Runtime:

109 min

Sound Mix:

SDDS Dolby Digital DTS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1