A Kind of Murder

Watch: A Kind of Murder

Unrated

12/16/20161h 36m

Theatrical (limited) Release (US)

Overview:

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?

Director:

Andy Goddard

Status:

Released

Language:

English

Buget:

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Revenue:

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Key words:

new york city
based on novel or book
obsession
married couple
architect
investigation
neurosis
suspicion
beautiful woman
murder
whodunit
dead woman
aspiring writer
homicide detective
rich husband
1960s
unhappy marriage
successful
murdered wife
bookstore owner
corvette

Cast

Patrick Wilson

~ as ~

Walter Stackhouse

Jessica Biel

~ as ~

Clara Stackhouse

Haley Bennett

~ as ~

Ellie Briess

Eddie Marsan

~ as ~

Marty Kimmel

Vincent Kartheiser

~ as ~

Det. Laurence Corby

Lucas Bentley

~ as ~

Det. Jackson

Jon Osbeck

~ as ~

Jon Carr

Radek Lord

~ as ~

Tony Ricco

Christine Dye

~ as ~

Claudia

Kelly Mengelkoch

~ as ~

Helen Kimmel

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Reviews (1)

Reno
Written 8 year(s) ago
6
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