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A playboy husband plots to kill his heiress wife, believing that she's going to run off with her lover and leave him penniless. He persuades the lover to kill her, but he hires someone else to do the deed. The wife kills the intruder, and the lover starts to blackmail the husband, having taped the conversation in which he was hired.
| Genres: |
Drama, Thriller and Adaptation |
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| Running Time: |
1 hr. 45 min. |
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| Release Date: |
June 5, 1998 |
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| MPAA Rating: |
R for violence, sexuality and language. |
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| Distributors: |
Warner Bros. Pictures Distribution
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| U.S. Box Office: |
$67,549,705 |
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| Critics Reviews |
Average Grade:
C+
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Austin Chronicle, Hollis Chacona
"...as beautiful as the finished puzzle is, it's still missing a few vital pieces." more...
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C |
Chicago Sun-Times, Roger Ebert
"My only real disappointment with the movie comes at the end..." more...
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B |
Cincinnati Enquirer, Margaret A. McGurk
"...a sturdy, high-gloss mystery that stacks up well against its modern-day competition." more...
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B |
E! Online,
"Beyond Paltrow's flawlessly applied lipstick, there's little perfect in this cat-and-mouse manipulator." more...
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C+ |
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