Film

Movie theaters, reviews and showtimes in New York, plus articles, trailers and more
 

Deception (2008)

Director: Marcel Langenegger

2

Critics' rating

Average user rating
No reviews

Movie review

From Time Out New York

They say a true friend is one who will take you to an anonymous sex group, try to kill you and then steal your identity. Or something like that. Lonely, bespectacled accountant Jonathan (McGregor) needs a pal. Enter raconteur and confidence man Wyatt (Jackman), who introduces Jonathan to women—including the mysterious S (Williams)—and makes him feel like less of a loser. Unfortunately for Jonathan, Wyatt has an agenda, and he’s not getting his buddy sex just because he wants to be a good wingman. 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

Author: Drew Toal 2008-04-29 19:03:01

Time Out New York Issue 657: May 1 - 7, 2008

  • Print this page
  • Send to a friend

What do you think?
Post your review now

clear rating
Min 1 star. Zero stars will be treated as unrated.

*mandatory fields


Deception

Cast & crew

Director: Marcel Langenegger

Cast: Ewan McGregor, Hugh Jackman, Michelle Williams, Andrew Ginsburg, Dante Spinotti, Natasha Henstridge, Charlotte Rampling, Paz de la Huerta, Rachael Taylor, Lisa Gay Hamilton, Maggie Q full cast

Rated: R

Duration: 108 mins

US Release: Apr 25 2008


Features

Making a name for himself

Making a name for himself

Sin Nombre's Cary Joji Fukunaga learned his lessons well.

To the letter

Forty years later, Costa-Gavras's Z still brims with fury.

Mind over matter

David Cronenberg reflects on a most bizarre body: his own corpus of work.

Fool's gold

Can an Oscar win lead to a cursed career? Here are five stories of postaward professional meltdowns.

We are the championed

Terrorists and teens abound in this year's "Film Comment Selects."

A history of violence

Matteo Garrone's kaleidoscopic Gomorrah wallops you with Italy's crime crisis.

True romantic

James Gray exchanges urban amorality for amour in Two Lovers.

Playing in the dark

MoMA salutes pianist Stuart Oderman's 50 years as the one-man sound of silents.

Junk bonds

Cast and crew recall the making of the classic NYC drug drama The Panic in Needle Park.