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Genre :

Action, Thriller

Release Date :

April 25, 2008

MPAA Rating :

R

Director :

Marcel Langenegger

Starring :

Ewan McGregor, Hugh Jackman, Michelle Williams, Maggie Q, Natasha Henstridge, Lisa Gay Hamilton, Malcolm Goodwin

REVIEWS RATE:  Critics  Not quite bad, but it's not recommended either.    Readers  4 of 5 [Rate It]

2 of 5

“..where Deception falters is that there is never any doubt as to where any of it is going..”
by David Mercier [FilmJudge]
2 of 4

“..Simultanously silly and sleep-inducing..”
by Steven Rea [Philadelphia Inquirer]
2 of 4

“..often tastefully laughable..”
by Lisa Kennedy [Denver Post]
2 of 5

“..Mildly titillating, but not very good..”
by Kim Newman [Empire Magazine]
2 of 4

“..genuinely interesting..”
by Philip Marchand [Toronto Star]
“..dramatically ludicrous..”
by Mark Olsen [LA Times]
Review rate : C-

“..a bore..”
by William Arnold [Seattle Post Intelligencer]
3 of 4
Reviewed by Wesley Morris [Boston Globe]
2.5 of 4
Reviewed by Colin Covert [Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune]
2.5 of 4
Reviewed by Vanessa Farquharson [National Post]
1.5 of 4
Reviewed by Moira Macdonald [Seattle Times]
1.5 of 4
Reviewed by Stephen Cole [Globe and Mail]
1 of 5
Reviewed by Elizabeth Weitzman [NY Daily News]
Reviewed by Manohla Dargis [NY Times]

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great show...deserves better reviews!!

posted by anthony d\'alesio on Oct 29, 2008
 
 

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