She uses Miles, who is no keeper but is still being toyed with by her. Rowena is certainly a complicated character but she's not as interesting or selfless as one might think. She is beautiful, of course, but she is an ice queen here, hardly evoking any heat for a story about people trolling for sex.

Berry essentially plays three characters in the film: Rowena, Katherine and her online identity Veronica, but she falls flat in all three parts. Perfect Stranger makes this misstep, devolving into yet another convoluted mindjob movie more interested in appearing clever than being smart.īruce+Willis+and+Halle+Berry +click+for+more+images+from+Perfect+Stranger. Night Shyamalan have ruined the thriller genre, with audiences and filmmakers alike craving (implausible) climactic twist endings. As fine as they are, The Usual Suspects and the works of M. As they inevitably becoming cozy with one another, Ro discovers some shocking things about Hill, as well as about Miles and the world of online 'dating.' But, as any cliche movie trailer voiceover will tell you, things are not what they seem and you should trust no one. With help from her colleague Miles (Ribisi), who is clearly more than smitten with her, Ro goes undercover at Hill's firm as a temp named Katherine.

Ro's investigation leads her to Manhattan advertising titan Harrison Hill (Willis), who met Grace online and had an extramarital affair with her. (Be warned: this review contains some minor SPOILERS.)ĭirected by the talented James Foley ( At Close Range, Glengarry Glen Ross) and also starring Bruce Willis and Giovanni Ribisi, Perfect Stranger follows investigative reporter Rowena Price (Berry) as she tries to piece together who killed her childhood best friend Grace (Nicki Aycox) and why. Judd had once been the go-to star for 'women in peril' films but Berry may be trying to steal that dubious crown with Perfect Stranger, a tepid thriller reminiscent of a Lifetime TV movie.

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