Duplicity
Duplicity made the weekend cut due to Clive Owen. He’s so fun to watch that I’m willing to see most of his movies even if I’m predisposed to not like them. The downside of Duplicity for me was Julia Roberts but she was okay and that reduced the dislike factor. Forget the cast for a moment and the spy/caper plot of the movie paid off big time. Well written and well directed the story follows the intertwined lives of spies (Owen & Roberts) and their possible alliance/deception/plot/love something.
Counter to the spies are the corporate rival executives played by Tom Wilkinson and Paul Giamatti – both fun in their roles. I think they must have had fun filming this movie at least in some scenes.
Duplicity moves around in time and starts with 5 years back, then moves forward to present day, then back in time, to present, and so on. Pay attention. Failure to do so will leave you lost. If you pay attention you will like the movie much more than the average viewer’s rating.
Every little touch, nuance and detail paid off. Sometimes in a big way and sometimes in a small visual or bit conversation. Truly a thoughtful script! The chemistry between the Owen and Roberts as love interests and the chemistry between Wilkinson and Giamatti as rivals. The pace of the movie was good. The running time of 125 minutes went by fast and that’s a good thing.
Counter to the spies are the corporate rival executives played by Tom Wilkinson and Paul Giamatti – both fun in their roles. I think they must have had fun filming this movie at least in some scenes.
Duplicity moves around in time and starts with 5 years back, then moves forward to present day, then back in time, to present, and so on. Pay attention. Failure to do so will leave you lost. If you pay attention you will like the movie much more than the average viewer’s rating.
Every little touch, nuance and detail paid off. Sometimes in a big way and sometimes in a small visual or bit conversation. Truly a thoughtful script! The chemistry between the Owen and Roberts as love interests and the chemistry between Wilkinson and Giamatti as rivals. The pace of the movie was good. The running time of 125 minutes went by fast and that’s a good thing.
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