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Where The Truth Lies (2005)

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Reviews Counted: 96

Fresh: 38

Rotten:58

Average Rating: 5.4/10

Consensus: The belabored noir plotting feels unbelievable, thus removing any sense of suspense. Also, Lohman is badly miscast.

Rated: Not Rated

Runtime: 1 hr 48 mins

Genre: Dramas

Theatrical Release:Oct 14, 2005 Limited

Box Office: $753,158

Synopsis: In the 50's, Lanny Morris (Kevin Bacon) and Vince Collins (Colin Firth) are the most beloved entertainers in America. A classic duo — Lanny is the manic comedian, while Vince is his cool and... In the 50's, Lanny Morris (Kevin Bacon) and Vince Collins (Colin Firth) are the most beloved entertainers in America. A classic duo — Lanny is the manic comedian, while Vince is his cool and collected straight man—the boys know how to make audiences roar with laughter at their jokes, or shed tears at one of their famous telethons. They are at the top of their game, wealthy, powerful, and enormously popular, when something terrible happens to threaten their success. Inexplicably, a dead beauty turns up in their hotel suite. Their reputations are sullied but, thanks to rock-solid alibis, neither is charged with the crime. Their partnership, on the other hand, is destroyed. Lanny and Vince manage to salvage separate careers, but years pass, with neither speaking to the other, or to anyone else, about the girl's death. The reason for the break-up of Morris and Collins becomes one of show business' greatest mysteries. Fifteen years later, in the 1970's, up and coming writer Karen O'Connor (Alison Lohman), decides to turn this cold case into a hot story. This includes the discovery of a kinky menage-a-trois that may have led to a murder, Karen unravels a serpentine, shocking tale of talent and treachery, love and lust, buried secrets and betrayed trust. WHERE THE TRUTH LIES is written and directed by Atom Egoyan, produced by Robert Lantos, and stars Kevin Bacon, Colin Firth, Alison Lohman and Rachel Blanchard. -- © ThinkFilm [More]

Starring: Kevin Bacon, Colin Firth, Alison Lohman

Starring: Kevin Bacon, Colin Firth, Alison Lohman

Director: Atom Egoyan

Director: Atom Egoyan
Studio: ThinkFilm

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Egoyan employs a keen sense of mise en scene to capture an atmosphere of '50s and '60s showbiz excess that percolates beneath the story of flawed people making tragic mistakes.

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Philip French
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It was unsatisfying in every way possible, but at least Kevin Bacon manages to give his usual good performance.

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Egoyan's hypnotic new movie is a meditation on truth, identity, innocence and murder, a puzzle palace filled with locked rooms and dubious keys that stick at every turn.

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02/07/06
Kurt Loder
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The solution to the 'mystery' ... becomes anticlimactic.

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02/02/06
Andrew Sarris
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As it turns out, the furor and hubbub about the ratings squabbles over Where the Truth Lies may have just been a smokescreen to cover up the film's storytelling deficiencies.

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12/16/05
Jeff Vice
Deseret News, Salt Lake City

A delightfully seedy mystery who's joy lies only in the journey.

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12/06/05
Derek Smith
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A sodden, humorless mess full of lifeless performances (except for Lohman, whose work is just bad), purposeless convolutions, and lethargic pacing.

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12/06/05
Marjorie Baumgarten
Austin Chronicle

Sexy, stylish and hugely entertaining mystery drama with a sharp script, gorgeous set design and superb performances from all three leads - this is one of the best films of the year.

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Joe Utichi
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An awkward marriage of smut and smarts that teases on every level but doesn't quite satisfy.

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