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Ann-Margret, Deirdre Lovejoy, Dennis Boutsikaris

The murder of six-year-old JonBenét Ramsey was tabloid fodder for years, but Perfect Murder, Perfect Town earns respect with its riveting focus on facts. In adapting his own bestselling bo...( read more  read more... )ok with writer Tom Topor, producer-director Lawrence Schiller (who chronicled the O.J. Simpson trial in An American Tragedy) wrangles dozens of characters into a complicated but coherent portrait of justice gone awry. Beginning with the Christmas-night murder in 1996 and spanning 18 months of investigation, this three-hour telefilm shows how sloppy police work, legal loopholes, and political conditions in Boulder, Colorado, made JonBenét's murder virtually unsolvable. Ronny Cox and CSI's Marg Helgenberger play the highly suspect Ramsey parents, steadfastly maintaining an innocent façade; their performances are ripe with ambiguity. Schiller also dramatizes the machinations of a tabloid journalist (Sean Whalen); a religious detective (Kris Kristofferson) hired by the Ramseys; the backstage maneuvering of Boulder's district attorney (Ken Howard); the poorly secured crime scene; and much more. With its semi-documentary approach and first-rate cast, the film covers a lot of territory but it's never confusing or exploitative. And still, the mystery remains. --Jeff Shannon

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Unrated, 90 min.

Directed by: Lawrence Schiller

Release Date: February 27, 2000

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DVD Release Date: May 27, 2003

 

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  • HenrikSchunk
    September 14, 2009
    HenrikSchunk
    Very underappreciated TV movie, dense and interesting.
  • Soundsofmadness
    October 17, 2008
    Soundsofmadness
    No thankyou - Not interested
  • tinge
    July 5, 2008
    tinge
    Sounds good.. at least the title.. hehe =)
  • MECreviews
    March 2, 2008
    MECreviews
    It's sad that "JonBenét Ramsey" was killed.
  • 1HotGrandma
    January 26, 2008
    1HotGrandma
    Disturbing movie. Sad death of a child, and sick that killer has never been found.
  • oreomoviejunkie
    June 22, 2007
    oreomoviejunkie
    It's an interesting case, but it somehow feels like a CSI episode.
  • ladypoetsteph
    April 27, 2007
    ladypoetsteph
    So terrible what happened to her & then the fact that they havent't found out who killed her. I have followed the story for years so I will drffinatly see the movie
  • MovieLover82
    January 1, 2007
    MovieLover82
    Such a disturbing movie, made me cry but it is so interesting too... Based on a true story and is a crime that you just can't believe.
  • sueorrell1
    December 3, 2006
    sueorrell1
    wonder what really happened to her, good film

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