Synopsis
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?
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Cast
- Patrick WilsonWalter Stackhouse
- Jessica BielClara Stackhouse
- Haley BennettEllie Briess
- Eddie MarsanMarty Kimmel
- Vincent KartheiserDet. Laurence Corby
- Lucas BentleyDet. Jackson
- Jon OsbeckJon Carr
- Radek LordTony Ricco
- Christine DyeClaudia
- Kelly MengelkochHelen Kimmel
Recommendations
- 70
Variety
While thrills are mitigated by convoluted plotting and suspect character behavior, the film’s uniquely bleak twist on classic noir conventions is enlivening. - 63
Slant Magazine
The film seems more interested in its art design then in fully developing the story's underlying sexual ethics. - 60
We Got This Covered
There’s too much that’s intriguing in this film to ignore it, and although the third act shows signs of strain, the first two acts more than justify the film’s existence. - 50
Movie Nation
As its quickly stumbles through its crimes and clues, A Kind of Murder leaves you with the uneasy feeling that a promising mystery has simply been designed to death. - 50
Los Angeles Times
The story remains an academic argument, struggling to pierce the handsome surface. - 42
The Playlist
The fine cinematography, set design and costumes only serve as a distraction from the sparsely drawn story and uninteresting characters. - 40
The Hollywood Reporter
A handsome period piece that plays more like a scant-clues mystery than like the psychological thriller it intends to be, Andy Goddard's A Kind of Murder turns to the work of Patricia Highsmith but finds little of what made Strangers on a Train and The Talented Mr. Ripley such nail-biters.
