a perfect murder have only three primary character while ruthless wall street businessman ( douglas ) and his beautiful and young and and wealthy wife ( paltrow ) and and her lover and a penniless painter ( mortensen ) . early in the film douglas discover his wife infidelity and and in his confrontation with mortensen and instead of try to banish or destroy him and douglas hire him . hire him to murder paltrow for a half million dollar . and he accept . a real good start that leave the mind buzzing . will he do it . be it a part of a deep scam . be paltrow in on it . the directing and acting and other cinematic piece be up to the task with one omission while the story . plot hole and and you have go to be kid action slowly drag the story down from the pinnacle to which it aspire . down and but not out . it still work and and you would not be waste your money if you rent it . i give it a b . should have be good though .