Ewan McGregor,
Hugh Jackman,
Michelle Williams,
Bruce Altman,
Andrew Ginsburg
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A disconnected accountant finds his mundane life injected with a new sense of urgency after striking up a friendship with a charismatic attorney in director Marcel Langenegger's sexually charged actio... read more
Directed by: Marcel Langenegger
Release Date: April 25, 2008
DVD Release Date: September 23, 2008
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April 14, 2012Like a Youtube video farce of a thriller, but with highly recognizable faces, this one plays an old game of bait and switch and hopes you'll play along and pretend to be surprised. I doubt you will. Although very stylized looking, ultimately an empty exercise.
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January 9, 2012There is alot about this Movie what I really liked and enjoyed but one has to see themselves to make their own minds.
Imagine just one line changes your life. "How z it going?" And you are in middle of "conspiracy. Now its up to you whom you TRUST! -
May 10, 2011A disconnected accountant finds his mundane life injected with a new sense of urgency after striking up a friendship with a charismatic attorney in director Marcel Langeneggers sexually charged action thriller.~! Jonathan (Ewan McGregor) is an accountant who has lost his passion ... read more
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April 27, 2011Deception was a no expectations held sort of film for me and yet it made a surprisingly good watch.
Not entirely original, certainly predictable in a lot of parts, but easy watching. An entertaining thriller. -
January 15, 2011Hugh Jackman gives a flawless performance as the evil mastermind Wyatt. He is the reason people should see this movie. Ewan McGregor on the other hand is terrible, easily the worst performance he's ever given. He was just so pointless. This movie should have focused on the life o... read more
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January 8, 2011Great cast and plot. Jonathan (Ewan) is an auditor who wants a more exciting and fulfilling life. He meets Wyatt (Hugh) a conman who befriends him and introduces him to the high life. Things turn nasty when Wyatt threatens to kill Jonathan's crush (Michelle) unless he helps him s... read more
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July 8, 2010The set-up is a nice idea, with an interesting sex ring and anonymous calls. McGregor is our guide through this new and attractive land. As the film progresses it soon goes into predictable thriller territory. With a name like Deception, it just leaves you waiting for all this no... read more
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June 8, 2010The twist at the end was good. But overall this movie is not worth watching. Skip it if you're searching for something more entertaining.
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April 7, 2010Good thriller, but kind of loses it in the second half. Cast are all good, but the story is not convincing in places, and could kind of see some of it coming. It's a pity as the first hour or so with the whole secret hook up club idea was something a bit different and was not ... read more
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Critic Reviews
June 10, 2008
James Berardinelli, ReelViews
April 30, 2008
Lisa Schwarzbaum, Entertainment Weekly
Everything is wrong pretty much from the start of this misbegotten adventure in Adrian Lyne territory, including but not limited to the strained mind games that drive the plot, and the tentative New Y... Full Review
April 28, 2008
Richard Roeper, Ebert & Roeper
It's as if they took a Hitchcock movie and dropped the style and IQ level about 85 percent.
April 25, 2008
Manohla Dargis, New York Times
A would-be erotic thriller with no heat and zero chills, Deception has the kind of glassy, glossy sheen and risible story that mean to suggest Basic Instinct but instead invoke lesser laughers like Ja...
April 25, 2008
Claudia Puig, USA Today
Despite a cast that includes double-crossers Hugh Jackman and Ewan McGregor and Michelle Williams caught in the middle, the film is a yawn. Full Review
April 25, 2008
Philip Marchand, Toronto Star
The inevitable absurdities and coincidences of the plot are easy enough to accept along the way, except perhaps for the sex club, which is just a little too absurd to function as a plot device. Full Review
April 25, 2008
Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle
An overwrought and ultimately silly thriller. Full Review
April 25, 2008
Stephen Whitty, Newark Star-Ledger
There's only one good con game going on here. And it's the studio's sneaky plot to nimbly pick $11 from your pocket. Full Review
April 25, 2008
Lou Lumenick, New York Post
Is there anything more boring than watching $20 million being electronically trans ferred to an offshore bank account? Maybe it's someone repeatedly barking 'You have no idea what I'm capable of!' int... Full Review
April 25, 2008
Elizabeth Weitzman, New York Daily News
Every actor has a few titles on his résumé that he'd love to forget. So should you ever have the opportunity to meet Deception stars Hugh Jackman and Ewan McGregor, we highly recommend you pretend thi... Full Review
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