A Kind of Murder (2016)

★ 5.4 1h 36m 258 votes IMDb
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In 1960s New York, Walter Stackhouse is a rich, successful architect and unhappily married to the beautiful but damaged Clara. His desire to be free of her feeds his obsession with Kimmel, a man suspected of brutally murdering his own wife. When Walter and Kimmel's lives become dangerously intertwined, a ruthless police detective becomes convinced he has found the murderer. But as the lines blur between innocence and intent, who, in fact, is the real killer?

A Kind of Murder

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Cast

Patrick Wilson
Patrick Wilson as Walter Stackhouse Age 53 · Norfolk, Virginia, USA Patrick Joseph Wilson (born July 3, 1973) is an American actor, director, and singer. He began his career in 1995, starring in Broadway musicals. He is a two-time Tony Award nominee for his roles in T...
Jessica Biel
Jessica Biel as Clara Stackhouse Age 44 · Ely, Minnesota, USA Jessica Claire Timberlake (née Biel; born March 3, 1982) is an American actress and model. She has received various accolades, including a Young Artist Award, and nominations for a Primetime Emmy Awar...
Haley Bennett
Haley Bennett as Ellie Briess Age 38 · Fort Myers, Florida, USA Haley Loraine Keeling (born January 7, 1988), known professionally as Haley Bennett, is an American actress. She made her film debut in the romantic comedy Music and Lyrics (2007) and has since appear...
Eddie Marsan
Eddie Marsan as Marty Kimmel Age 58 · Stepney, East London, England, UK Edward Maurice Charles Marsan OBE (born 9 June 1968) is an English actor. He won the London Film Critics Circle Award and the National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actor for the f...
Vincent Kartheiser
Vincent Kartheiser as Det. Laurence Corby Age 47 · Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA Vincent Paul Kartheiser (born May 5, 1979) is an American actor known for playing Connor on Angel and Pete Campbell on Mad Men..
Lucas Bentley
Lucas Bentley as Det. Jackson Lucas Bentley was born in Kentucky to an oil refinery operator and a counselor. He discovered his passion for acting during his senior year of high school when he took Drama. Lucas has had the privil...

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Reno 6/10 Aug 19, 2017
**The mysteries surrounding double suspicious deaths!**

Promising cast, if not the Hollywood's greatest. Adapted to the screen from the book called 'The Blunderer'. The film is about the two separate deaths that's quite suspiciable of having some kind of a connection. That's where the cop's investigation comes into play. The narration was very suspense, since nothing was openly revealed at the beginning what really had happened, where the rest of the film rides on with.

There are many angles to have a guess, but mostly it hangs either one or the other way, where you could come close to unpuzzle. A rich couple's marriage is falling apart. While the wife is not taking it well as her husband does. He's already starting to look forward to have an affair and move on. That's when he comes across a news about an unsolved murder, and soon his state of life sees the same fate. Now hunted by the law, how he tries to prove he's not involved in any kind of wrongdoing. That leads to a twist before bringing a full stop to the storytelling.

I thought it was good, because it was different, engaging and mysterious, but not sure the presentation was at its best. It is what we call Hitchcock style mystery-thriller. If he'd been alive, I would have expected it to be from his direction. He knows that formula, how to carve such subject. This is from a television director and the quality of the film remained the same kind. Though the actors were good, as well as the atmosphere of the narration. It had a lot potential to be a better one, but still it can be watched once if you keep aside your complaints.

_6/10_

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