Rich Man's Wife & Tie That Binds (2pc)

Rich Man's Wife & Tie That Binds (2pc)


Starring:Halle Berry, Peter Greene, Clive Owen, Frankie Faison, Charles Hallahan, Allan Rich, Clea Lewis, Christopher McDonald, Loyda Ramos, William Crossett, Eddie Francis (II), Lou DiMaggio, Alexandra Hedison, John Paragon, Marc Shelton, Kelly Jo Minter, Marc Lynn, Zoaunne LeRoy, Greg Serano, Michelle Bonilla
Director: Amy Holden Jones, Wesley Strick
Studio: Walt Disney Video
Product Type: DVD
The Rich Man's Wife
Average customer rating: 3 out of 5 stars
  • Makes 'Catwoman' Look Like Shakespeare...
  • Holy Berry Crap!!!!
  • TWISTED!!!!!
  • Not a classic, but certainly entertaining
  • Split in two
 The Rich Man's Wife
Starring: Halle Berry , Peter Greene , Clive Owen , Frankie Faison , and Charles Hallahan
Director: Amy Holden Jones
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ASIN: B000035Z5D
Release Date: 2000-04-11

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One of Halle Berry's first star vehicles, The Rich Man's Wife has a quirky, unearned twist for an ending, but everything else is pretty obvious. So obvious, it's possible to review it like this:
See Halle.
Halle is a wife.
See Halle's husband.
The husband is mean.
See the barfly.
Halle tells the barfly how she feels.
The barfly is not well.
The barfly kills Halle's husband.
The barfly tricks Halle.
Extort. Extort. Extort.
Halle has to run.
Halle has to fight.
Halle has to carry this movie.
Act, Halle! Act!
Halle has no help.
Plot, people! Plot!
And, no, even though it's rated R, she keeps her clothes on. -- Keith Simanton

Description

This edge-of-your-seat thriller stars sexy Halle Berry (X-MEN, MONSTER'S BALL, DIE ANOTHER DAY) as a beautiful woman hopelessly trapped in a web of suspense and terror where nothing is what it seems! Josie Potenza (Berry) has it all: a fabulous home, a life of privilege, and a wealthy husband. But Josie's seemingly perfect life takes a nightmarish turn when her husband is brutally murdered -- making her the prime suspect in the police investigation ... and the prime target of a psychotic blackmailing killer! Featuring Christopher McDonald (SPY KIDS(TM) 2) and Peter Greene (THE USUAL SUSPECTS) in an outstanding cast, THE RICH MAN'S WIFE is riveting entertainment that delivers heart-stopping suspense!

Customer Reviews:

2 out of 5 stars Makes 'Catwoman' Look Like Shakespeare..........2005-03-22

...and with the exception of Catwoman, thank gawd Halle ran into better roles after this stinko. Wait a minute. She did 'Baps', too.

1 out of 5 stars Holy Berry Crap!!!!.......2005-02-23

It's one of Halle Berry's(The X-Men movies, Gothika) first movies for jebus' sake. The only good thing about this movie is seeing Clive Owen(Gosford Park,Closer) in it but he doesnt even make this movie gold, the only sad thing is I knew who would kill him and the way he died, I guess Owen needed the money. Peter Greene(Under Siege2, Pulp Fiction)plays another badguy, like we havent seen that over and over again, he really needs to get better roles. Christopher McDonald(Terminal Velocity, Quiz Show)plays Halle Berry's wife and who dies. Things happen and it gets all crappy and once you know it the movie is done with. Wasted of a good cast.

5 out of 5 stars TWISTED!!!!!.......2004-09-22

THIS IS A GOOD MOVIE. THIS IS CLASSIC HALLE. I LIKE THIS MOVIE IT IS TWISTED AN IT IS FULL OF SUSPENSE AND MOST, OF IT HAS A SURPRISING ENDING I COULDN'T BELIEVE THE ENDING. I COULDN'T BELIVE THE WAY THAT IT HAD ENDED BUT I DID LIKE THE ENDING. HALLE WAS ALL OF THAT IN THIS MOVIE AND SHE SHOWED HER ACTION AND DRAMATIC SKILLS AS WELL. VERY GOOD!!!! TWO THUMBS WAY UP!!!!

4 out of 5 stars Not a classic, but certainly entertaining .......2004-08-01

Put together a young and beautiful wife, an older, very rich husband, the obnoxious restaurant owner who is enjoying the cheating young wife, and one completely psychotic killer. Mix all that together and you have a highly entertaining suspense film.

The killer murders the rich husband then blackmails the young wife - the police will never believe you, he says. I'll tell them you hired me to kill your husband. He tells her she needs to pay him off or she goes to jail. It certainly seems like an airtight plan. You find yourself thinking, how is she going to get herself out of this one? Then the movie takes you through hair-raising suspense until it's conclusion.

The acting in this movie wasn't all that great and the ending was fairly predictable, even with the twist at the end. Still, this was an enjoyable movie. Rent, don't buy.

3 out of 5 stars Split in two.......2004-07-02

"The Rich Man's Wife" has potential, it really does, but it turns out to be too much like the plot of something you'd watch on LIFETIME (a network that claims to be good for women, but continually features tortured females running from bad men.) How many times can you tell the same cliched story before it bores you to tears? The pluses in this film are Halle Berry, Clea Lewis and the cinematography. There are too many cons to list here.

The "big" plot twist (and this was right after THE USUAL SUSPECTS and a few years before plot twists became all the rage) is ludicrous after it follows ninety minutes of a flashback that is nothing more than mixed-up foreshadowing. No matter what context you place the "this is what happened" in, it still does not connect well with the ending. The ending appears to have been slapped on at the last minute. "Hey," the writers must have thought, "let's throw in a completely misplaced plot twist." Unlike MULHOLLAND DRIVE (a wonderfully complex film), the fact that this film does not make sense is due to poor writing, NOT a great abstract mind as in the case of David Lynch.

In reference to a previous reviewer who seemed disturbed that a black man (who was unjustly accused of the murder) rightfully sought justice: this aspect of the film was one of the few times it broke tradition and tried to become a meaningful film. Racial profiling, unfortunately, is something that still happens in a police department and Detective Lewis was more than justified in pointing out his colleague's racist tendencies.

Every time the film started to go somewhere that could have made it a strong film (exploring the volatie relationship of marriage, the horrible impact of racism on someone's life, infidelity) it suddenly turned back into a cheesy Lifetime movie.
Alfred Hitchcock: The Collection (The Lady Vanishes / The Man Who Knew Too Much (1934) / Blackmail / The Farmer's Wife / Murder! / Sabotage / The Lodger / Easy Virtue / Rich and Strange / The Sorcer's Apprentice [TV Episode])
Average customer rating: 3 out of 5 stars
  • A very young promise in progress!
  • Strictly for the Film Historians
  • Wrong running time
  • Imperdible...
  • A Hitchcock Film In Name Only That Goes On For Ever
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ASIN: B00000JQSQ
Release Date: 1999-07-24

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Essentially a one-joke story line based on Eden Philpotts's comic play, the 1928 silent film The Farmer's Wife makes up for its lack of substantive material with a noticeable leap in Alfred Hitchcock's cinematic skills. Jameson Thomas stars as a rustic farmer named Sweetland whose recently deceased wife has left a hole in his home and life. The subsequent marriage of his daughter inspires Sweetland to contemplate the altar again, and he enlists the aid of his lovely housekeeper, Minta (Lillian Hall-Davies), to draw up a list of available if ill-considered candidates. One by one, Sweetland proposes to the ladies and is rebuffed, then huffs his way home to a warm reception by the woman he should obviously be with: Minta. In almost anyone else's hands, this slight and silly tale would instantly evaporate, but Hitchcock takes it as an opportunity to make a lively, good-looking film full of delightful transitions (this is the kind of movie where a wordless exchanged glance leads us from one world and into another), at least one early experiment with a rapid dolly shot (all roads lead to Vertigo, don't you know), and a remarkable amount of suggestively grim humor. One paving stone on the path to Hitchcock's full, brilliant career, The Farmer's Wife reveals a great talent still growing. Tom Keogh

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7 DVD SET INCLUDES:
Sabotage
The Lodger
Blackmail
Easy Virtue
Rich and Strange
The Sorcerer's Apprentice
The Farmer's Wife
Murder!
The Man Who Knew Too Much
The Lady Vanishes

B&W/826 min.

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars A very young promise in progress!.......2007-03-09


Believe or not, this is a slapstick comedy, in spite of the fact we are talking about an early Hitchcock. The dramatis personae turns round a humble farmer who seeks desperately a bride after his wife has died. He doesn't seem to realize his housekeeper is in love with him since a long time. A very interesting proposal of a director in progress by then.

3 out of 5 stars Strictly for the Film Historians.......2006-08-30

OK, let's get this over with; none of us would even consider watching this movie if it weren't for the fact that it was directed by a young Alfred Hitchcock. Indeed, it's doubtful that the movie would have even survived into the 21st Century if it weren't for the director who was to go on to much greater heights. Yet Hitchcock WAS the director and we KNOW he was a masterful director so he must have done a GREAT job, right? Well, not really. I found myself interested somewhat in "The Farmer's Wife" because there is a fair amount of humor in it. I don't know if I laughed out loud but I smiled a few times. I considered asking my wife to waych it and see if she thought I'd end up the same way. However, the one real problem with this movie is that it is TOO long. Frankly, I breathed a sigh of relief when I thought the movie was over. "Maybe it wasn't all that long afterall" I told myself. Yet when the film actually did end about 10 minutes after I thought it would, I had to admit, a lot of it belong on the film editor's floor. For the record, this is a silent movie (Hitchcock directed England's first "talkie" shortly after he made "The Farmer's Wife"). Silent movies need good expressive acting to succeed and I felt that this movie had that. It was proably it's stregth (along with the humor). It's the story of a widower who decides he'll take another wife and how he is angered when his choice of spouse isn't receptive to the idea. He goes through several disappointments all seemingly in the same day before he discovers the obvious choice.

I got this movie as part of an "Early Hitchcock" set. In that sense, I have no qualms that I bought the DVD. I would have been disappointed to have bought this by itself. I liked it well enough but I doubt (due to its' length) that I'll ever watch it again.

2 out of 5 stars Wrong running time.......2001-01-22

Even though the film originally ran about 97 minutes, and even though Amazon's info shows the running time to be 93 minutes, this Laserlight's DVD version of THE FARMER'S WIFE runs 129 minutes. Apparently, the wrong film speed was used in transferring the film to DVD, stretching the film by an additional half hour. The film's tempo is therefore slowed down a great deal, and the pacing and timing of the various comedy scenes are very much ruined. The DVD does have decent picture and sound (mono) quality.

This dated and predictable film was nevertheless well-acted by Jameson Thomas as the farmer and Lillian Hall-Davis as his housekeeper. Hall-Davis also starred in another Hitchcock's silent comedy "The Ring" (a much better film), also available as a Laserlight DVD.

5 out of 5 stars Imperdible..........2000-09-25

En esta era de la tecnología y el gusto por lograr las mejores imágenes y los mejores efectos, esta colección nos lleva a darnos cuenta que las grandes obras de arte se deben edificar a partir de eso, "El Arte". Y esto es precisamente lo que demuestra este box set. El arte de la cinematografía puesta en las manos del genial Hitchcock. Ni que hablar de la producción: Siete discos, cada uno en su propio estuche, excelente sonido, y todo el material subtitulado (includo extras, introducción y trailers), además de que los discos son multizona. Cabe destacar que esto no fue obra de una gran empresa sino de LaserLight Video, pero es algo que los grandes estudios deberían tomar como ejemplo, hartos ya de ver películas con extras sin subtítulos. Si a eso le sumamos el costo del set, nos encontramos con una joya que no podemos desperdiciar. Muy recomendable.

2 out of 5 stars A Hitchcock Film In Name Only That Goes On For Ever.......2000-06-26

I have nothing against silent films. In fact Clara Bow's 'It', Lon Chaney's 'The Phantom of The Opera' and Louise Brooks's 'Pandora's Box' are amongst my all-time favourites. But with the exception of 'The Lodger', Hitchcock never really got going in silent films. 'The Farmer's Wife' certainly had the potential for an easy going, enjoyable comedy, but NOT when it lasts over 2 hours. I challenge anyone to watch this film in one sitting without their eyelids feeling increasingly heavy. On the plus points, Laserlight has dispensed with one of those embarrassing Tony Curtis introductions, and has provided us with a newly recorded (and very good) score. The picture quality is also very good. If you're tempted to buy this DVD because it's a Hitchcock film, I'd say don't. It is only worth a look to anyone with an interest in silent films or a genuine Hitchcock enthusiast.
Rich Man's Wife & Tie That Binds (2pc)
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    		Rich Man's Wife & Tie That Binds (2pc)
    Starring: Halle Berry , Peter Greene , Clive Owen , Frankie Faison , and Charles Hallahan
    Director: Amy Holden Jones , and Wesley Strick
    Manufacturer: Walt Disney Video
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    ASIN: B000067DHD
    Release Date: 2002-07-02

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    The Rich Man's Wife - DVD- This edge-of-your-seat thriller stars sexy Halle Berry (X-MEN, MONSTER'S BALL, DIE ANOTHER DAY) as a beautiful woman hopelessly trapped in a web of suspense and terror where nothing is what it seems! Josie Potenza (Berry) has it all: a fabulous home, a life of privilege, and a wealthy husband. But Josie's seemingly perfect life takes a nightmarish turn when her husband is brutally murdered -- making her the prime suspect in the police investigation ... and the prime target of a psychotic blackmailing killer! Featuring Christopher McDonald (SPY KIDS(TM) 2) and Peter Greene (THE USUAL SUSPECTS) in an outstanding cast, THE RICH MAN'S WIFE is riveting entertainment that delivers heart-stopping suspense! The Tie That Binds - English/French DVD - Daryl Hannah (MY FAVORITE MARTIAN) leads an all-star cast in THE TIE THAT BINDS -- the latest spellbinding thriller from the producers of THE HAND THAT ROCKS THE CRADLE! When a childless couple (Moira Kelly -- WITH HONORS and Vincent Spano -- ALIVE) adopts an abandoned little girl, they discover a happiness they have never known before. But their new family is violently shattered when the girl's natural parents -- a dangerous pair of outlaws -- (Hannah, and Keith Carradine -- ANDRE) reapppear to claim what's theirs! It's heart-stopping thrills as one couple is forced to fight for their lives against another who will stop at nothing to take their daughter back!
    The Rich Man's Wife [Region 2]
    Average customer rating: 3 out of 5 stars
    • Makes 'Catwoman' Look Like Shakespeare...
    • Holy Berry Crap!!!!
    • TWISTED!!!!!
    • Not a classic, but certainly entertaining
    • Split in two
    		 The Rich Man's Wife [Region 2]
    Starring: Halle Berry , Peter Greene , Clive Owen , Frankie Faison , and Charles Hallahan
    Director: Amy Holden Jones
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    ASIN: B00006JI3Z

    Amazon.com

    One of Halle Berry's first star vehicles, The Rich Man's Wife has a quirky, unearned twist for an ending, but everything else is pretty obvious. So obvious, it's possible to review it like this:
    See Halle.
    Halle is a wife.
    See Halle's husband.
    The husband is mean.
    See the barfly.
    Halle tells the barfly how she feels.
    The barfly is not well.
    The barfly kills Halle's husband.
    The barfly tricks Halle.
    Extort. Extort. Extort.
    Halle has to run.
    Halle has to fight.
    Halle has to carry this movie.
    Act, Halle! Act!
    Halle has no help.
    Plot, people! Plot!
    And, no, even though it's rated R, she keeps her clothes on. -- Keith Simanton

    Customer Reviews:

    2 out of 5 stars Makes 'Catwoman' Look Like Shakespeare..........2005-03-22

    ...and with the exception of Catwoman, thank gawd Halle ran into better roles after this stinko. Wait a minute. She did 'Baps', too.

    1 out of 5 stars Holy Berry Crap!!!!.......2005-02-23

    It's one of Halle Berry's(The X-Men movies, Gothika) first movies for jebus' sake. The only good thing about this movie is seeing Clive Owen(Gosford Park,Closer) in it but he doesnt even make this movie gold, the only sad thing is I knew who would kill him and the way he died, I guess Owen needed the money. Peter Greene(Under Siege2, Pulp Fiction)plays another badguy, like we havent seen that over and over again, he really needs to get better roles. Christopher McDonald(Terminal Velocity, Quiz Show)plays Halle Berry's wife and who dies. Things happen and it gets all crappy and once you know it the movie is done with. Wasted of a good cast.

    5 out of 5 stars TWISTED!!!!!.......2004-09-22

    THIS IS A GOOD MOVIE. THIS IS CLASSIC HALLE. I LIKE THIS MOVIE IT IS TWISTED AN IT IS FULL OF SUSPENSE AND MOST, OF IT HAS A SURPRISING ENDING I COULDN'T BELIEVE THE ENDING. I COULDN'T BELIVE THE WAY THAT IT HAD ENDED BUT I DID LIKE THE ENDING. HALLE WAS ALL OF THAT IN THIS MOVIE AND SHE SHOWED HER ACTION AND DRAMATIC SKILLS AS WELL. VERY GOOD!!!! TWO THUMBS WAY UP!!!!

    4 out of 5 stars Not a classic, but certainly entertaining .......2004-08-01

    Put together a young and beautiful wife, an older, very rich husband, the obnoxious restaurant owner who is enjoying the cheating young wife, and one completely psychotic killer. Mix all that together and you have a highly entertaining suspense film.

    The killer murders the rich husband then blackmails the young wife - the police will never believe you, he says. I'll tell them you hired me to kill your husband. He tells her she needs to pay him off or she goes to jail. It certainly seems like an airtight plan. You find yourself thinking, how is she going to get herself out of this one? Then the movie takes you through hair-raising suspense until it's conclusion.

    The acting in this movie wasn't all that great and the ending was fairly predictable, even with the twist at the end. Still, this was an enjoyable movie. Rent, don't buy.

    3 out of 5 stars Split in two.......2004-07-02

    "The Rich Man's Wife" has potential, it really does, but it turns out to be too much like the plot of something you'd watch on LIFETIME (a network that claims to be good for women, but continually features tortured females running from bad men.) How many times can you tell the same cliched story before it bores you to tears? The pluses in this film are Halle Berry, Clea Lewis and the cinematography. There are too many cons to list here.

    The "big" plot twist (and this was right after THE USUAL SUSPECTS and a few years before plot twists became all the rage) is ludicrous after it follows ninety minutes of a flashback that is nothing more than mixed-up foreshadowing. No matter what context you place the "this is what happened" in, it still does not connect well with the ending. The ending appears to have been slapped on at the last minute. "Hey," the writers must have thought, "let's throw in a completely misplaced plot twist." Unlike MULHOLLAND DRIVE (a wonderfully complex film), the fact that this film does not make sense is due to poor writing, NOT a great abstract mind as in the case of David Lynch.

    In reference to a previous reviewer who seemed disturbed that a black man (who was unjustly accused of the murder) rightfully sought justice: this aspect of the film was one of the few times it broke tradition and tried to become a meaningful film. Racial profiling, unfortunately, is something that still happens in a police department and Detective Lewis was more than justified in pointing out his colleague's racist tendencies.

    Every time the film started to go somewhere that could have made it a strong film (exploring the volatie relationship of marriage, the horrible impact of racism on someone's life, infidelity) it suddenly turned back into a cheesy Lifetime movie.

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