i go into a perfect murder expect to enjoy it and but i recognise the fact that i wouldn not be in for a great film . to be honest and i love thriller like this a they offer a solid two hour ( or so ) of non too taxing entertainment and and what not to like about that . a perfect murder be an update of the hitchcock classic dial m for murder and and while the film doesn not touch hitchcock in term of how thrill it be and this update have be well handle and despite lose thing such a the claustrophobia and the tight plot and a perfect murder still do what you would expect it to do . the plot have become more expansive for this update and but the filmmaker have still manage to keep it tight so that the plot be focus mainly on the character a oppose to the actual crime . the plot follow a rich man ( michael douglas ) who discover that his trophy wife ( gweneth paltrow ) be have an affair with an artist ( viggo mortensen ) . when his business affair start to go awry and he decide to commit the perfect murder so that he can inherit his wife trust fund . however and a all of u hitchcock fan know while there no such thing a the perfect murder . michael douglas be the absolute perfect choice for this role . he may get typecast a the slimy businessman often and but he do it so well . you can really believe that he want to kill his wife . gweneth paltrow and who be often solid but never outstanding while and viggo mortensen and who be actually a good actor and join him and make up the three piece central cast . mortensen performance here isn not awesome while but it good and and hint at the sort of stuff that would be to come such a a great turn in david cronenberg a history of violence . like most ninety thriller and this one be very stylishly shot and there a focus on the more steamy element of the story . the location use aptly convey the group within society that the character belong to and the film do a good job of set it scene . the central set piece be well execute and and the build up to it be well do also while but it have to be say that the film start to fall apart a little after that . still and a perfect murder never become boring and even during it down time while the film still manage to be thrill . a mentioned and this isn not as great a hitchcock version but a modern remake go this certainly isn not a bad one and and i recommend it to anyone who enjoy a good thriller .