Pacific Heights (NTSC)
They Were The Perfect Couple, Buying The Perfect House, Until A Perfect Stranger Moved Into Their Lives. Based on a real life experience, a couple Patty and Drake buy their dream house in San Fransisco. They decide to rent out the ground floor apartment to help out with the mortgage payments. Charming Carter Hayes initially seems to be an ideal tenant, but after he moves in things begin to go wrong.
He doesn't pay his rent, refuses to leave and barricades himself in. The laws of tenancy are strange and he couldn't be forced out. When he is tired of playing his psychological games, he leaves to find another victim. Patty goes after him and wants revenge.
Critic Reviews:
- " Keaton is a particular highlight, playing a stark opposite to his previous turn as caped crusader Batman. " – Mike Massie
- " Paranoiac domestic thriller with confused ideas and hackneyed clichés, but some interesting moves and frissons. " – Adrian Martin
- " Presents a telling portrait of white collar crime and the primal value of privacy in this information age. " – Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat