Double Exposure (1994) Online

A jealously possessive husband (Ian Buchanan) finds that his "girl in cotton wool" wife (Jennifer Gatti) is having an affair. He has a contract put out on the mystery boyfriend but the hit is botched and his wife is killed instead. Now he wants both the mystery boyfriend and the hit man dead…but who the "mystery boyfriend" and "hit man" turn out to be....

This film is TV movie quality with a nice twist at the end (50-50 chance you'll guess it). Has some semi graphic sex scenes and a short non-nudity rape sequence.

Ron Perlman has a supporting role as a private investigator with secrets both past and present and he imbues his character with a nice mix of regret and ruthlessness.

Favorite line(s): spoken by the husband to his and his wife's friend: "You would tell me if she were having an affair, wouldn't you?" her reply: "Would I tell her if you were having an affair?"

Worth a rent/buy used.

Twisty plot seems contrived. The acting is acceptable, however most characters are unlikable. It's almost as if the script started with the mild surprise ending, and then was written how to arrive there. The sex scenes are redundant, the story somewhat confusing, and the ending somewhat unsatisfying. The whole thing has a TV movie feel to it, and the conclusion comes across as rushed for a story that is perhaps a little to complicated for it's own good. If you are a Ron Perlman fan, this might be worth checking out, as his performance as an unscrupulous private eye is perhaps the best part of "Double Exposure".......... - MERK

***SPOILERS*** ***SPOILERS*** A great soundtrack really helps this twister sustain itself. The flashbacks/fantasies (B&W for him, Color for her) feels added after the final cut proved to be too obtuse. But with the exception of a too-slick, bow-tie ending, this is a pretty good game of cinematic Clue.

Hubby Roger thinks his young wife is having an affair. But then, this analizer would think his pet hamster was stepping out on him because he's a complete control freak. He hires the typical ex-cop, hard-drinkin' PI, and, low and behold, the wife has some guts after all. Roger wants the PI to hire a hit on the boyfriend. Mac, the PI, needs money to pay off an old bungle, so he does it himself. Only problem is that he shoots the wife instead.

Cops get involved. Linda, a close friend of Maria's and Roger's associate at work, discovers some plaguing anomalies in the bookkeeping. The plot coagulates as it spills out like a Mickey in a scotch-on-the-rocks. We end up with a desperate, drunken killer, a cold-hearted, ruthless husband, and two daughters of Sappho, one dead, the other very depressed.

As characters, the cops aren't worth much, but the evidence expert is a cameo gem. From the two murder scenes, she puts the whole thing together from dog do-do and vomit. Nice touch.

This movie is well-cast, well-written and well-executed--all a credit to writer Ms Christine Colfer, and director Ms Claudia Hoover; the story is believable and suspenseful; of note to would-be viewers is that this movie 'tickles' the brain, and is absent 'sensory overload' with special effects; look further if interested in beauty, drama, intrigue, intellectual stimulation and suspense;