Halle Berry Creeped Out By 'Stranger' Chats
Actress Unnerved After Anonymous Turn Online
'Perfect' Deception
Online chatting is the means of deception used in "Perfect Stranger," where investigative journalist Rowena Price (Berry) and her techno-savvy associate Miles (Giovanni Ribisi) use to try to connect a womanizing advertising executive Harrison Hill (Bruce Willis) to the brutal murder of her childhood friend.Rowena also poses as a temp in Hill's office, which puts her in direct contact with the mysterious executive. But as she gets closer to Hill, the more intense her relationships with the people closest to her become -- revealing that not everything is as it seems.The film opens Friday in theaters nationwide.The complexity of the characters in "Perfect Stranger," especially Rowena's, was one of the main things that drew the Oscar-winning actress to the project. It's a role that allows her to play a wide variety of emotions."I'm always attracted to characters that are vulnerable and a little bit damaged but have this insatiable will to survive so they can get their power back," Berry said. "I think that makes for these kinds of characters that I seem to be attracted to."The great thing about the movie is not only is it an intense thriller, it has some deep twists and turns that will likely blindside you by the time the last reel unspools. Recalling her first read-through of the script, Berry counted herself among those who didn't see the end coming."All I was told about the role was that it was a great character for a woman and that it's got a shocking ending," Berry said. "I had no idea how it was going to end. I was fooled along the way. I thought I knew and could figure it out, and I just had no idea what was coming. Then I said, 'Let me read this again to see if I can see how it could be.' With the second read, I was able to see it."But, Berry pointed out, the words wouldn't have had nearly as much meaning if weren't for the deft direction of James Foley ("At Close Range," "Glengarry Glen Ross")."James Foley was passionate about these people. He loved all of these characters," Berry enthused. "He loved that they were completely flawed and all damaged and that they all had secrets. They walked on both sides of the ethical line, and he was so intrigued by these characters that the passion spread to us. He created so much momentum for us."In fact, Foley created so much momentum for Berry, 40, that she arguably delivers one of the gutsiest performances of her career. Berry's Rowena is smart, sexy, tough and vulnerable all at the same time and takes the screen by storm -- no "X-Men" movie pun intended.Plus, we get to hear Berry say with conviction words that we don't get that often in her cache of movie performances: F-bombs. And does Berry drop those F-bombs with conviction."You can tell I use those words, can't you?" Berry asked with a diabolical laugh.Better than anything, Berry said, she's glad that she's playing a character in the type of the movie genre she digs."The real tee-hee for me is that these are the kinds of movies that I like to see -- I like to go on a date to see this type of movie," said Berry, who was just honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame last week. "This is the type of movie I choose first. Whenever these kind of movies come out, I'm there on the opening weekend."Copyright 2008, Internet Broadcasting. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. The story Halle Berry Creeped Out By 'Stranger' Chats is provided by LifeWhile.



















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