A Perfect Murder

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May God be with you.

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And you, as well.

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This is Andy Davis,
the director of A Perfect Murder.

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I want to welcome you
to our DVD commentary.

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You're about to see a variation
on the ending which we tried...

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...as an alternative
to the perfect murder.

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We felt the ending was powerful
and strong. And yet...

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... there was something about
the smartness of this movie...

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...and the character of Michael.

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We felt maybe he shouldn 't
resort to violence with his wife.

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He's been able to talk himself
out of everything all along.

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So we tried an ending where,
basically...

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... Gwyneth questions him about
the key, leaves the apartment...

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...and Michael goes to the back door
to retrieve the key.

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As he comes back in,
the phone rings.

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The famous phone
in the kitchen rings.

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And he knows she's playing with him.
Somebody is playing with him.

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He picks up the phone,
and the same scene that we have now...

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...is played in the kitchen,
where she confronts him.

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The reason we decided to stay
with the ending we have now is:

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Both endings tested highly...

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...but the ending we have now
gave Gwyneth a more moral base.

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She did not demean herself
by acting...

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...in a heinous way like the men
who she had been a part of.