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Where The Truth Lies (2005)

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Reviews Counted:98

Fresh:40

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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Salacious rendering of what may or may not have been the story behind Dean and Jerry's break-up.

Full Review Source: Cedar Hill Sentinel (TX) | comment Comment
10/28/05
Boo Allen
Boo Allen
Cedar Hill Sentinel (TX)

A nicely crafted piece of work, an odd departure for Egoyan, but another step forward in the long journey toward truly showing sex in cinema.

Full Review Source: Combustible Celluloid | comment Comment
10/20/05
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Combustible Celluloid

A fascinating ride through morally ambiguous territory to a place you've never been before.

Full Review Source: Seattle Post-Intelligencer | comment Comment
10/28/05
William Arnold
William Arnold
Seattle Post-Intelligencer

Has a soft-porn hue that sculpts its narrative into a sordid rainbow of slimy emotion.

Full Review Source: Aufmuth.com | comment Comment
10/21/05
Jeanne Aufmuth
Jeanne Aufmuth
Aufmuth.com

The film jumps back and forth in time, and the narrative is too splintered.

Full Review Source: Sympatico.ca | comment Comment
10/07/05
Angela Baldassarre
Angela Baldassarre
Sympatico.ca

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

Full Review Source: Austin Chronicle | comment Comment
12/06/05
Marjorie Baumgarten
Marjorie Baumgarten
Austin Chronicle

Badly cast, insanely plotted, with a bombastic score that makes the work of Max Steiner sound like a Bach cantata, the film also suffers because it has absolutely no feel for the historical periods it's set in,

Full Review Source: Film Journal International | comment Comment
10/22/05
Lewis Beale
Lewis Beale
Film Journal International

A sumptuous tale of show business hype and duplicity.

Full Review Source: Hollywood Reporter | comment Comment
05/13/05
Ray Bennett
Ray Bennett
Hollywood Reporter
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The difference between a good potboiler and a bad one comes down to tone, and Egoyan chooses the wrong approach.

Full Review Source: ReelViews | comment Comment
10/11/05
James Berardinelli
James Berardinelli
ReelViews
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Egoyan's uncharacteristic bid for the mainstream flames out on many levels, but it's hard not to stare with fascination at the dying embers.

Full Review Source: New York Daily News | comment Comment
10/14/05
Jami Bernard
Jami Bernard
New York Daily News
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Every face on screen seems wrong for the part chosen.

Full Review Source: Denver Post | comment Comment
11/04/05
Michael Booth
Michael Booth
Denver Post
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More truth than anyone's comfortable with.

Full Review Source: Cinema Signals | comment Comment
10/16/05
Jules Brenner
Jules Brenner
Cinema Signals

A steamy thriller about celebrities misses the mark with its lack of interesting characters.

Full Review Source: Spirituality and Practice | comment Comment
10/13/05
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
Spirituality and Practice

Nailing comedian Lanny Morris’ sleazy come-ons and barely veiled air of pained regret, Bacon has rarely been better.

Full Review Source: FilmStew.com | comment Comment
10/14/05
Brett Buckalew
Brett Buckalew
FilmStew.com

The key strategic misstep should be obvious already: this is a movie that wants us to think about Jerry Lewis having sex.

Full Review Source: Philadelphia Weekly | comment Comment
11/02/05
Sean Burns
Sean Burns
Philadelphia Weekly

Canadian filmmakers tend to expose their limitations when they mimic American pop, and Atom Egoyan is no exception

Full Review Source: Film Freak Central | comment Comment
09/13/05
Bill Chambers
Bill Chambers
Film Freak Central

Like watching an episode of Veronica Mars penned by Joe Eszterhas

Full Review Source: eFilmCritic.com | comment Comment
09/20/05
Erik Childress
Erik Childress
eFilmCritic.com

Sex, drugs, intrigue, murder, extortion, betrayal -- it's all in there, every which way.

Full Review Source: Los Angeles Times | comment Comment
10/14/05
Carina Chocano
Carina Chocano
Los Angeles Times
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Atom Egoyan's stilted film squanders an intriguing premise.

Full Review Source: USA Today | comment Comment
10/13/05
Mike Clark
Mike Clark
USA Today
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Egoyan has made his Showgirls.

Full Review Source: Reeling Reviews | comment Comment
10/15/05
Laura Clifford
Laura Clifford
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