Cast:Alec Baldwin, Nicole Kidman, Bill Pullman, Bebe Neuwirth, George C. Scott, Anne Bancroft, Peter Gallagher, Josef Sommer, Tobin Bell, William Duff-Griffin, Debrah Farentino, Gwyneth Paltrow, David Bowe, Diana Bellamy, Michael Hatt
A tail about a happily married couple who would like to have children. Tracy teaches infants, Andy's a college professor. Things are never the same after she is taken to hospital and operated upon by Jed, a "know all" doctor.
AMAZON.COM REVIEWS FOR MALICE (1993): Movie critic Roger Ebert made this amusing observation aboutMalice: "This is the only movie I can recall in which an entiresubplot about a serial killer is thrown in simply for atmosphere."He's referring to the fact that this hokey but highly charged thrilleris so packed with plot twists and red herrings that you'll soon findyourself so confused that you just have to sit back and hope that itwill all make sense by the time the credits roll. It never does makemuch sense, but the movie at least has the look, feel, and twistedmomentum of a really good thriller, and the talent on both sides ofthe camera is pretty impressive. Alec Baldwin plays a hot-shot surgeonwho meets up with an old med-school buddy (Bill Pullman), whose wife(Nicole Kidman) has no objections when Baldwin moves into the upstairsroom of their New England Victorian home. The situation's ripe forintrigue, suspicion, temptation, emergency surgery, legal proceedings,and just about anything else you'd find in a movie that desperatelystruggles to out-Hitchcock Hitchcock. Talk about McGuffins--thismovie's chock full of 'em! When the plot thickens to the consistencyand clarity of quicksand, you can still enjoy the darkly stylish workof master cinematographer Gordon Willis--or you can check out directorHarold Becker's more coherent thriller Sea of Love. WithKidman and Baldwin working up a steamy lather, this one's just funenough to be an agreeable waste of time. --Jeff Shannon
AWARDS FOR MALICE (1993):
- Cognac Festival du Film Policier
1994
Won
Audience Award
Harold Becker
Best Director
Harold Becker
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