A Kind of Murder

A Kind of Murder

New York, 1960s. Successful architect Walter Stackhouse marries beautiful realtor Clara. But at first glance, an ideal life can collapse at any moment, because Walter was constantly scolded, tantrums, jealous attacks and even threatened to commit suicide by his wife. He was tired of this life. At the same time, he meets a beautiful girl, Ellie. And then Walter realizes that he wishes that his wife was gone... After such wishes, the architect's life turned into real chaos. Read more. Most of the filming took place in the city of New Richmond, Ohio, USA. The plot is based on Patricia Highsmith's novel "The One Who Made a Mistake." The official title of the film "A Kind of Murder" in dubbing has several options: "Trap", "He Wrote Murder", "Special Crime", "The One Who Mistaked". The literal translation would sound like "A special kind of murder". The film was directed by Andy Goddard, who is known for his work on the series "Alien Hunters" and "Dracula". The main role of Walter Stackhouse was played by Patrick Wilson. Previously, he participated in such projects as "The Phantom of the Opera" (2004), "The Guardians" (2009) and "The Spell" (2013). The film also stars: Haley Bennett ("Marley and Me" (2008), "Gate in 3D" (2009), "The Girl on the Train" (2016)), Jessica Biel ("The Illusionist" (2005), "The Prophet" (2007), "Easy Behavior" (2008)) and Vincent Kartheiser ("Alaska" (1996), "Sins of the Father" (2001), "Time" (2011)). The premiere of the film took place on April 17, 2016 at the Tribeca Film Festival in the USA. Film critics of the site https://www.rottentomatoes.com left 36% positive reviews, and http://www.metacritic.com gives a score of 50/100.