Never less than watchable.
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04/24/08
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:25-04-2008
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
Reviews for Deception
[I] was able to use my amazing powers of observation to deduce that McGregor's character was being set up. How, you ask? By taking note of the fact that the name of the movie is Deception.
04/24/08
As thriller storytelling, however, Deception cannot get enough of the obvious. Each major story revelation is so flagrantly telegraphed, when the revelations arrive they're more like fax confirmation sheets of what already came through.
04/24/08
Has enough holes to keep Tiger Woods busy for a week.
04/24/08
Deception is another example of when genre-fication (the forcing of otherwise intriguing stories into the straitjackets of horror, thriller or other genres) reduces our entertainment to head-shaking banality.
04/24/08
It's the kind of movie that would have even Cinemax subscribers yelling things like, "Wait a minute, how could he%u2014?" and "Oh, hold on now, that doesn't make sense!"
04/24/08
Deception collapses into such a ridiculous pile of plot twists and double crosses, that there's nothing pleasurable about it -- guilty or otherwise. It tries to deceive us into thinking it makes sense.
04/24/08
Deception offers a fantasy even big money can’t buy -- Wall Street as a cross between a James Bond adventure and a Victoria’s Secret spread.
04/24/08
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
As a thriller Deception isn't deceptive or thrilling enough; it's like a puzzle one can put together too easily and, when finished, doesn't reveal much of value.
04/24/08
There is a deception being perpetrated in movie theaters of late, and Deception is part of the ruse.
04/24/08
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
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