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Actors: Alec Baldwin, Nicole Kidman, Bill Pullman, Bebe Neuwirth, George C. Scott, Anne Bancroft
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Malice |
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Andy Safran, a professor and associate dean at a small college, and Tracy Kennsinger, who teaches small children, appear to have a good life and strong marriage. An old acquaintance of Andy's named Jed Hill, an arrogant and vain thoracic surgeon with a Harvard degree, rents the upper floor of the couple's Victorian home. One day Tracy goes into the hospital and undergoes surgery performed by Jed, who appears to misdiagnose her problem and damages her ovaries during the operation. She sues, collects millions in insurance . . . and then disappears. Gradually, Andy discovers a long-running plot is behind recent events, which are not what they seemed. This 1993 film has a terrific cast (including Peter Gallagher; and 21-year-old Gwyneth Paltrow has a small role in her third feature), and a great pedigree (co-writers Aaron Sorkin and Scott Frank are responsible for "A Few Good Men," "West Wing," "Get Shorty," and "Minority Report" between them; the great Jerry Goldsmith did the score and legendary Gordon Willis was the cinematographer), so it's a shame it's not better than it is: a so-so tricky thriller with quite a few unbelievable plot details and twists.
--David Loftus, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of Malice |
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Composition of Movie
Actual chase scenes or violence - 10%
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 60%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 30%
Time/Era of Movie:
- 1980's-1999
Crime & Police Story?
Yes
Taboo Sex Story?
Yes
Crime story:
- white collar fraud/theft
Kind of story:
- rape (yech!)
- adultery
Criminal enemy is...
- thief/con-artist
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- teacher/professor
Age:
- 20's-30's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
Hair color?
- brunette (Brown)
Hair style
- short/standard straight (man)
Body type
- average (man)
Events of movie makes character more...
- tougher
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Hair color
- blonde
Hair style
- (woman) medium/shoulderlgn, straight
How much in movie?
- 90%-100%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 20's-30's
Profession/status:
- doctor
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 60%
Hair color
- brunette (Black)
Hair type
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- muscular (man)
unclothed?
- chest
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
Sense of humor
- Cynical sense of humor
How sensitive is this character?
- mean, arrogant
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- Northeast
Small town?
Yes
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- moderately messy visuals of dead
Movie makes you feel...
- frustrated
How many deaths in film?
- 3-4
Sex/nudity in movie?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- sex under blankets
Kind of violence:
- hand to hand
- guns
Unusual forms of death
- perforation--bullets
Any profanity?
- Some foul language
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