Rotten
It's a movie that fails so miserably in its weirdo aspirations that you'll wish you were watching that bad '80s sitcom of the same name (with Balkie, remember?).
Tom Horgen, Minneapolis Star Tribune
Perfect Strangers
A Chilling Romance
2003 · 1h 36m · PG-13
Drama, Romance, Thriller
Directed by
Gaylene Preston
Overview
When Melanie goes home from the pub with a handsome stranger, she’s captivated by his charm and attentiveness. He sails her away to his ‘castle’- a rundown shack on a deserted island. But when seduction becomes deception and passion becomes possession, Melanie realizes that she has been kidnapped. Torn between fear and desire, Melanie must escape – but her ardent admirer has other plans.
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