Rent An Imperfect Murder (2017)
1.8 of 5 from 72 ratings
1h 11min
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- Synopsis:
- Vera (Sienna Miller), a famous New York actress, has let her reckless, petty-criminal ex-boyfriend into her apartment. After he attacks her and a struggle leaves him dead Vera panics and hides his body in a trunk. When a policeman (Alec Baldwin) visits the apartment he gets the feeling not everything is as it seems, and Vera's sanity is called into question.
- Actors:
- Sienna Miller, Alec Baldwin, Charles Grodin, Colleen Camp, John Buffalo Mailer, Nick Mathews, Steven Prescod, Oliver 'Power' Grant, Carl Icahn, James Toback
- Directors:
- James Toback
- Producers:
- Jennifer Gelfer, Alan Helene, Michael Mailer, Martin Tuchman, Valda Witt
- Writers:
- James Toback
- Aka:
- The Private Life of a Modern Woman
- Studio:
- High Fliers Films
- Genres:
- Drama, Thrillers
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Reviews (2) of An Imperfect Murder
A Confused Mess - An Imperfect Murder review by GI
A disappointing film which does have a great central performance from Sienna Miller but it's the script that doesn't seem to know what sort of film it is. It also boasts the last film of the great Charles Grodin who is also brilliant in his small role but in a part that fails to properly fit into the narrative. Miller is Kate, a successful New York based actor, who accidentally shoots her abusive, criminal ex boyfriend after he threatens her. Panicked she hides the body in a big trunk and later pushes it into a lake. So far so good we have a domestic violence related story, a victim destined to be a suspect yet the film meanders off into a story of Kate's mental health that stems back to many years. She also narrates her actions as if she's writing a movie screenplay the film attempting I think to suggest the killing is in her mind. But then a detective shows up (Alec Baldwin) clearly suspicious of her explanation of when she last saw the dead man. Then we meander again into a family drama involving her Alzheimer's affected Grandfather (Grodin). None of this ties together and just when you think the film gets back on course it ends abruptly. The whole thing is perplexing and unsatisfying.
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Unwatchable - An Imperfect Murder review by PF
Sat down with a positive attitude, thinking that this was a gem I had missed the first time around. After ten minutes, I was getting a sinking feeling and after another ten, I had to abandon it. This is the definition of a "boring" movie. It does not offend; it is simply a film of disconnected talk with no action or narrative arc with no purpose or meaning to it.
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