'Deception' ends up as a splendid illustration of how acting skill can sometimes overcome a number of cinematic sins.
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04/26/08
Deception (2008)
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Reviews Counted:92
Fresh:11
Rotten:81
Average Rating:3.8/10
Consensus: Deception is a middling, predictable potboiler with mediocre dialogue and ludicrous plot twists.
Theatrical Release:Apr 25, 2008 Wide
Box Office: $4,575,019
Synopsis: Marcel Langenegger makes his feature-film directorial debut with the aptly titled DECEPTION, a film about secrets and lies. Jonathan McQuarry (Ewan McGregor) feels that life is passing him by. He... [More]
Starring: Hugh Jackman, Ewan McGregor, Michelle Williams, Natasha Henstridge
Director: Marcel Langenegger
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Reviews for Deception
It's supposed to be about the two guys, played by Ewan McGregor and Hugh Jackman, but they both fade next to Williams' incandescent talent.
04/25/08
The plot comes together in Madrid in a whirl of multimillion-dollar swindles and gunplay, and for all its contrived surprises, it has the feel of a well-designed mousetrap snapping shut.
04/25/08
...an agreeable little thriller that benefits substantially from the uniformly stellar performances...
04/29/08
This is one slick flick about a world most of us will never experience. 'Deception' almost pulls it off ---- almost.
04/25/08
The all-too-obvious script weaknesses didn't spoil my fascination with the premise and where it took us. It also afforded me a whole new look at Williams.
09/24/08
It's a b-movie lark that aspires to something more and falls short, and the less you expect in the way of believability, the more enjoyable it is.
04/25/08
The kind of edge-of-your-seat sexual thriller that grabs you and doesn't let go.
04/25/08
Never less than watchable.
04/24/08
The director, Swiss-born Marcel Langenegger, has the knack of being able to distract you from the plot's excesses.
04/25/08
First time director Marcel Langenegger delivers a slick thriller that looks great, even though its plot points may not always make total sense
04/18/08
Despite its timid title, Deception has all the right ingredients for a decent tale of mystery. The real mystery is why this strong beginning led to such a weak and conventional conclusion.
04/24/08
Judged entirely below the belt it's almost worth watching, but from the heart on up it's just not a good enough lie to be entertaining.
04/25/08
A slick, cat-and-mouse thriller that unfolds with sharply-diminishing plausibility.
10/18/08
[D]espite a fair amount of suspense and good performances from all three leads, this is one of those films where [the central] scheme ... depends on a million little unpredictable details breaking properly.
04/24/08
All of the lead actors involved are far above the material. If they weren't involved it probably would have premiered on Cinemax at 3a.m.
06/08/08
You'd think that with all the focus groups and test marketing Hollywood does that somewhere along the line someone would have said, "hey, don't you think this one strains credibility a bit too much?"
06/08/08
Deception is kind of like the Oscars. Both plod lamely at the beginning, milking inane dialogue, before trying to squeeze far too much into the last little bit.
04/24/08
This film would make a perfect commercial thriller for James Spader and Rob Lowe were it still 1994.
09/28/08
A thin thriller, burdened by clunky dialogue and prone to telegraphing its twists.
04/24/08
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