Deception

Name: Deception
Released: 2008-4-25
Cast: Hugh Jackman, Ewan McGregor, Michelle Williams, Sally Leung Bayer, Florencia Lozano

Deception

R
1h 48m
2008

11%

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An accountant is introduced to a mysterious, sex-dating club known as "The List" by his lawyer friend. He becomes enthralled in this new lifestyle, but he soon becomes the prime suspect in a woman's disappearance and a multimillion-dollar heist.

Rotten Tomatoes® Score

TOMATOMETER®

11%

Critics Consensus: Deception is a middling, predictable potboiler with mediocre dialogue and ludicrous plot twists.

Reviews

Time Out

Drew Toal

The success of thrillers like this one depends heavily on skillfully handled smoke and mirrors, but Deception's predictable plot turns won't really deceive anyone.

As the double-crosses come thick and fast, it's hard to retain much curiosity about or sympathy for any of the film's duplicitous protagonists.

It all culminates in one of the most audaciously terrible endings ever captured on celluloid.

When sex (and mystery) gives way to a multimillion-dollar heist (and explanations), the whole thing just gets silly. Sexy fun for a while, though.

You know what's not sexy? Sexiness. I mean the overt, in-your-face, "Aren't we all being sultry and naughty?" sort of sexiness. Which is what this entire movie is, thinking it's daring.

November 5, 2018

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