The director, Swiss-born Marcel Langenegger, has the knack of being able to distract you from the plot's excesses.
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04/25/08
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.
Australian Theatrical Release:
Apr 24, 2008 Wide
US 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
Reviews for Deception
Top CriticFirst 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
Top CriticUm sub-Jade (e quem se lembra daquele longa dirigido por William Friedkin sabe o que ser um "sub-Jade" significa) que teria sido lançado diretamente no Cine Privê da Band caso não contasse com um elenco tão célebre.
12/05/08
A slick, cat-and-mouse thriller that unfolds with sharply-diminishing plausibility.
10/18/08
When you advertise an erotic thriller and then give us a comedy, that's deception in any language.
10/18/08
It is about as erotic as a midweek National Express coach journey to Hitchin.
10/18/08
Top CriticAn indigestible concoction of ingredients thrown together without the benefit of any serious consideration of logic.
10/18/08
The film plays like two movies in one and they are sadly somewhat in conflict with one another.
10/18/08
Stylishly directed and superbly acted but ultimately disappointing thriller, thanks to an over-familiar plot and some laughably bad dialogue.
10/18/08
This film would make a perfect commercial thriller for James Spader and Rob Lowe were it still 1994.
09/28/08
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
stin Ameriki de tha 'paize stis aithoyses an i Fox den eihe ton Wolverine (2009) na erhetai (gia na kanei ta hatiria toy protagonisti toy). Se pio kathysterimenes agores (bl. Ellada) kollaei kalytera (sti premiera gia tis Mazes egine psilopatimos), kai st
06/29/08
There's not a twist in this flimsy and moth-eaten plot that isn't both contrived and transparent and not a character who hasn't been hopelessly manipulated by the needs of the narrative.
06/10/08
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] sluggish when it should be nimble, explanatory when things are clear, and loose with logic when rigor would be more apt.
06/02/08
(Deception) is a perfect example of an interesting plotline mixed in with some really cheesy and sappy moments.
05/14/08
Ultimately, the movie packs less erotic heat than even Horton Hears a Who! or Young@Heart.
05/07/08
...a hopeless 'erotic thriller' that, as it happens, is neither...
05/05/08
wants us to get all hot and bothered watching a status bar on an electronic funds transfer
05/04/08
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September 10, 2008:
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