Malice is one of those films you might catch on TV late at night when there's nothing else on and you give it a try. It's a fairly ludicrous film, but entertaining nonetheless. The storyline concerns an elaborate scam perpetrated by Nicole Kidman's character on her husband, played by Bill Pullman. The scam involves a ruse with her surgeon, Alec Baldwin, whereby she is rushed into emergency surgery, apparently with life-threatening issues in her reproductive organs. Baldwin quickly puts pressure on Pullman to give the go-ahead to remove her ovaries and, in the heat of the moment, Pullman seemingly has no choice. Kidman then pretends to be devastated that she can never have children and disappears, only reappearing to push for a $20m settlement from Baldwin's hospital. Baldwin seals the deal by revealing a God-complex and arrogance of such breathtaking proportions that the big payday to Kidman seems inevitable. Turns out, the two of them were in cahoots and plan to split the cash...but Pullman uncovers the truth! Kidman turns on Baldwin and shoots him dead when he suggests paying off Pullman, before she falls prey to a sting set up by Pullman and his cop friend. There was also a side story concerning a rapist, but it didn't make a great deal of sense. This was totally ridiculous and far-fetched, but had its moments. Not one worth buying on DVD, though...
