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  • Actors: Sam Neill, Rachael Blake, Joel Tobeck, Robyn Malcolm
  • Directors: Gaylene Preston
  • Writers: Gaylene Preston
  • Format: PAL
  • Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Classification: 15
  • Studio: Showbox Home Entertainment
  • DVD Release Date: 19 Feb 2007
  • Run Time: 95 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B000M5KTDQ
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 21,010 in DVD (See Bestsellers in DVD)

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PERFECT STRANGERS is a striking feature from New Zealand director Gaylene Preston (BREAD AND ROSES (1994), WAR STORIES). One night, bored thirty-something Melanie goes out drinking with her friends. After getting sufficiently intoxicated, she goes home with a charming man (Sam Neill). When she wakes up, she's on a boat at sea, alone with the mysterious figure, trying to figure out if she's going to live through the day. Stylish and haunting, PERFECT STRANGERS deftly blends many different genres to tell a truly original tale.

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars Review Of "Perfect Strangers", 30 Mar 2009
By Patrick (England) - See all my reviews
This is a quirky film typical of Sam Neil. I don't know if they choose him or he chooses them, but if you like quirky movies anything with Sam Neil in it is worth watching.
I don't want to give anything away so its best to say what it's NOT. It's not an action movie or a thriller or a slushy romance. Just expect a low key blackly comic affair and you won't be dissapointed.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Peculiar, but still a bit of a gem, 28 April 2008
I have no idea why I chose this film, but I'm pretty glad that I did.

The film was certainly perfectly strange in that what happens is so unpredicted and unexpected, that you just think "Excuse me?"

But then you recover once you realise that this is no ordinary film, and you settle down into the tone of the film, still uncertain of what might happen next, but with the belief that it will remain consistently peculiar.

We are treated with a mixture diverse emotions and stunning countryside. (Being set in New Zealand I would expect nothing less.) The shining eyes of Sam Neill as he whisks his way through the guests as a ghost at his love's wedding, and the way in which she then dances with him; together alone in their own world, really do sum up this film.

Disconcerting and surreal, this film is acutely interesting for one who embraces originality.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Your place or mine?, 21 Nov 2007
By Linda Bulger (Avon, Maine) - See all my reviews
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If you're reading this review, you probably see a lot more movies than I do. Today I chose PERFECT STRANGERS because of my sentimental attachment to all things New Zealand, and it didn't disappoint me.

The movie starts with a routine plot -- Melanie, a working-class New Zealand girl, goes home from the pub with a sexy stranger. "Home" turns out to be a remote island and the sexy stranger turns out to be mad, bad and dangerous to know. While trying to escape, Melanie wounds him fatally.

From there the plot goes bizarro -- or perhaps, just deeply disturbed. Although it's twisted, this movie is not heavily plotted or deeply suspenseful, nor is there intense dialogue to occupy the viewer's attention. That feels like a good thing in this movie because there are other elements to absorb you.

The first attention-grabber is New Zealand native son Sam Neill. He frightens and reassures with mesmerizing tone and expression. His best line, the one in which his obsession is revealed, is his sine qua non for sex: "You have to love me! Do you love me?" The rest of the cast (Australian Rachael Blake, New Zealander Joel Tobeck) give reasonably convincing performances though without the depth of character seen in a more elaborately written movie like WHALE RIDER.

The second delight is the sound track. The New Zealand film industry is a wonderful showcase for local musical talent, and I was pleased to hear tracks by Neil Finn (Crowded House, Split Enz), Don McGlashan (Front Lawn, The Muttonbirds), Barry Saunders (The Warratahs), Janet Roddick (Six Volts) and R & B guitarist Hammond Gamble. There is even a Puccini aria by Dame Malvina Major performing with the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra. The music is well integrated to the rest of the movie, and I'd watch the movie again just to listen more closely to the track.

It's easy to film a visually satisfying movie in New Zealand (THE PIANO, THE LORD OF THE RINGS, HEAVENLY CREATURES) and this movie is certainly moody and beautiful. The cinematographer, Alun Bollinger, worked on those projects and knows how to get the most from the sometimes daunting land- and seascapes. You'll need to actually watch this movie, as much of it happens visually and not with dialogue.

Writer/Producer/Director Gaylene Preston put together a package that was just ambitious enough for her resources, and for me it all worked beautifully. I've admitted my biases so while I recommend this movie, please decide for yourself whether it might work for you. If you DO choose it, be sure to stay for the unexpected ending: it's done in that campy Down Under style (STRICTLY BALLROOM; THE ADVENTURES OF PRISCILLA, QUEEN OF THE DESERT).

Altogether a rewarding little movie from an ambitious little country.
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