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This is a domestic thriller in the Hitchcock mode with a legalistic twist involving that modern invention, the prenuptial agreement. Halle Berry stars as Josie Potenza, the unhappy wife of alcoholic, ... read more read more...philandering executive Tony Potenza (Christopher McDonald). Josie is unfaithful too, but she wants to salvage her marriage and proposes an alcohol-free vacation in a remote backwoods location. Tony agrees, but soon after they arrive, he's called back to work. Angry and lonely, Josie goes to a nearby bar, where she meets sympathetic Cole Wilson (Peter Greene), who's actually a psychotic ex-con. After hearing Josie's tale of marital woe, Cole proposes that he kill Tony. Appalled, Josie refuses, but soon Tony is murdered in a carjacking, leaving Josie the possible inheritor of millions. A prenuptial agreement that would've left her penniless in a divorce puts the LAPD on Josie's scent, while Wilson blackmails her and both her lover Jake (Clive Owen) and his cuckolded wife Nora (Clea Lewis) scheme to profit from Josie's loss. Of course, it's also possible that Josie manipulated the events to transpire exactly as they did. Writer-director Amy Holden Jones also wrote the screenplays for Mystic Pizza (1987) and Indecent Proposal (1993). ~ Karl Williams, Rovi

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R, 1 hr. 34 min.

Directed by: Amy Holden Jones

Release Date: September 13, 1996

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DVD Release Date: April 17, 2001

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  • jjnxn
    April 28, 2008
    jjnxn
    Complete and total crap!
  • braddad68
    November 20, 2008
    braddad68
    It would have been a better TV movie. They would just have to take a couple of graphically violent scenes. Just not very good: dialogue was weak and it was predictable. I'd say, if you haven't seen it at this point, don't bother.
  • x0hn0th3r4nc0rx
    July 27, 2008
    x0hn0th3r4nc0rx
    "Say hello to Mr. Wall!"

    Best line in the movie. I laughed for two minutes nonstop. It's a movie that tries to be a thriller, but actually turns out to be a big bore-fest with a lame 'twist' ending.

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Michael Dequina
September 10, 2005
Michael Dequina, TheMovieReport.com

'Who is Keyser Söze?' Hard to believe, but the signature line from The Usual Suspects has everything to do with this limp 'from-hell' thriller. Full Review

Godfrey Cheshire
October 27, 2008
Godfrey Cheshire, Variety

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Lawrence Van Gelder
August 30, 2004
Lawrence Van Gelder, New York Times

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Jeff Strickler
November 6, 2002
Jeff Strickler, Minneapolis Star Tribune

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Kenneth Turan
February 14, 2001
Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times

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James Berardinelli
January 1, 2000
James Berardinelli, ReelViews

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Susan Stark
January 1, 2000
Susan Stark, Detroit News

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January 1, 2000
Houston Chronicle

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Joe Baltake
January 1, 2000
Joe Baltake, Sacramento Bee

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Roger Ebert
January 1, 2000
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

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