Perfect Stranger
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31 out of 100

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4.8 out of 10

Mixed or average reviews- based on 26 Ratings

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  • Starring: Bruce Willis, Giovanni Ribisi, Halle Berry
  • Summary: How far would you go to keep a secret? When investigative reporter Rowena Price (Berry) learns that her friend's murder might be connected to powerful ad executive Harrison Hill (Willis), she goes undercover with the help of her associate Miles Hailey (Ribisi). Posing as Katherine, a temp at Hill's agency, and Veronica, a girl Hill flirts with online, Rowena surrounds her prey from all sides, only to discover that she isn't the only one changing identities. The closer we get to learning the truth, the more we understand how far people will go to protect it. (Sony Pictures)… Collapse

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 31
  2. Mixed: 11 out of 31
  3. Negative: 17 out of 31
  1. San Francisco Chronicle
    Reviewed by: Mick LaSalle
    75
    To see Perfect Stranger is to wish for a more sophisticated vehicle for a film actress this good, but actors -- and audiences -- take what they can get. This is better than most.
  2. Seattle Post-Intelligencer
    Reviewed by: William Arnold
    58
    Cliched, mostly routine and never especially satisfying.
  3. ReelViews
    Reviewed by: James Berardinelli
    38
    A movie so inane that it fails to rise to the level of "good trash."
  4. Philadelphia Inquirer
    Reviewed by: Carrie Rickey
    38
    Perfect Stranger is the Egg MacGuffin of whodunits, a cheesy affair that casts so many baited lures that they tangle each other and don't hook you.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 18
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 18
  3. Negative: 8 out of 18
  1. MarquesH
    8
    I was against seeing this movie after reading all the reviews. I'm sorry, the critics are wrong. The plot was excellent, I was on th edge my seat. Halle Berry, Bruce Willis and Giovanni were excellent in this film. Go rent this movie, you will not be disappointed.… Expand
  2. [Anonymous]
    7
    Perfect Stranger is better than about 2/3 of current Hollywood movies. The plot is fairly complex, the characters are interesting and sufficiently believable, mood is sustained, and the film is fun to watch and even discuss afterward. With so much product out there which insults the viewer, why have critics savaged Perfect Stranger?… Expand
  3. SusieH.
    4
    I don't think this movie was as bad as the reviews made it out to be except for getting a little weird near the end.
  4. KeithJ
    3
    People who think this is a good movie need to see more movies. Rent or buy Strangers On A Train. It's $9.99 at my local supermarket. You have no idea what you are missing. Watching this movie makes me dumber. The only reason I give it a 3 is Halle Berry. I'd give a 3 if the movie involved nothing but Halle Barry standing in front of a blank background. The plot and writing are pitiful.… Expand

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