— Deception works better now than it did in 2008. In an era of prestige TV and bloated spy franchises, this lean, mean 107-minute puzzle box feels refreshingly unapologetic. It doesn’t want to be The Usual Suspects . It wants to be a slick, sweaty one-night stand of a movie.
When Deception hit theaters in 2008, it arrived with a slick poster, a moody blue-and-black palette, and a cast that promised high-stakes intrigue: Hugh Jackman, Ewan McGregor, and Michelle Williams. Directed by Marcel Langenegger (in his only feature film), the movie dove headfirst into Manhattan’s shadowy underground of secret sex clubs, corporate fraud, and identity theft. deception -2008-
Deception (2008) – A Sleek, Slippery Thriller That Fooled More Than Its Characters — Deception works better now than it did in 2008
You need airtight logic or plausible cellphone reception. It wants to be a slick, sweaty one-night stand of a movie