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Deception (2008)

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Reviews Counted: 37 Fresh: 13  Rotten:24 Average Rating: 4.5/10
 
Consensus: Deception is a middling, predictable potboiler with mediocre dialogue and ludicrous plot twists.
 

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Rated: 15 [See Full Rating] for sexual content, language, brief violence and some drug use

Runtime: 1 hr 48 mins

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 completes short-term audits for a large firm, but doesn't really feel any connection to his... 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 completes short-term audits for a large firm, but doesn't really feel any connection to his employer and finds it difficult to make friends at his assignments since he's never there for long. Jonathan's circumstances change overnight when charming lawyer Wyatt Bose (Hugh Jackman) befriends him. In an instant, the shy accountant is playing doubles tennis with his new friend and beautiful women and visiting upscale clubs. Just as mild-mannered Jonathan is getting used to his new lifestyle, Wyatt leaves town on business. When Jonathan finds himself mistakenly in possession of Wyatt's cell phone, he also discovers a whole new world of anonymous sex in elite Manhattan hotels with powerful women known simply as "The List." But soon Jonathan is in over his head: he's the prime suspect when a woman goes missing, and the threat of extortion looms. This tale weaves an intricate web of lies and treachery. Jackman is both charming and chilling as Wyatt, a man utterly without conscience, while McGregor falls easily into character as the bespectacled Everyman, Jonathan. Nerdy but likable, Jonathan really just wants to connect with someone. Along the way, he learns that he is capable of more than he ever expected. Michelle Williams stars as Jonathan's love interest, looking far more glamorous than she did in BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN. Lisa Gay Hamilton, Maggie Q, Natasha Henstridge, and Charlotte Rampling also make brief appearances in the film, which is set primarily in New York City with a side trip to Madrid. [More]

Genre: Dramas

Starring: Hugh Jackman, Ewan McGregor, Michelle Williams, Maggie Q, Charlotte Rampling

Director: Marcel Langenegger
Screenwriter: Mark Bomback
Producer: Arnold Rifkin, John Palermo, Hugh Jackman, Robbie Brenner, David L. Bushell, Christopher Eberts
Composer: Ramin Djawadi

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Elem 07/03/08
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RE4P3R 06/26/08
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lmason7926 06/18/08
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Unelievably awful film. Ewan McGregor needs to get back on his motorbike. Cliched characters and the whole film was a... More
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blind_money 05/17/08
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Deception directed by Marcel Langenegger written by Mark Bomback starring Hugh Jackman, Ewan McGregor, Michelle... More
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susurrus 05/07/08
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‘Deception’ is a movie of two halves, showcasing a solid opening fifty minutes and then following it with an atrocious... More
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onomatopoeia11 05/06/08
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This is a very inept, outlandish and predictable thriller, complete with drawn out sequences and insurmountably... More
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