From the writer/director of Michael Clayton, Duplicity is a smart, slick and cool espionage movie. Academy Award® winner Julia Roberts and Clive Owen star as two sexy spies turned-corporate operatives who attempt to pull off one of the biggest heists ever. As the stakes rise in the ultimate game of cat-and-mouse, they'll put .. Read more
| Starring | Julia Roberts, Clive Owen, Tom Wilkinson, Paul Giamatti |
|---|---|
| Director | Tony Gilroy |
| Genres | Thriller |
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From the writer/director of Michael Clayton, Duplicity is a smart, slick and cool espionage movie. Academy Award® winner Julia Roberts and Clive Owen star as two sexy spies turned-corporate operatives who attempt to pull off one of the biggest heists ever. As the stakes rise in the ultimate game of cat-and-mouse, they'll put everything on the line to remain one double-cross ahead of the rest.
| Starring | Julia Roberts, Clive Owen, Tom Wilkinson, Paul Giamatti, Rick Worthy |
|---|---|
| Director | Tony Gilroy |
| Studio | UNIVERSAL PICTURES UK |
| Run time | DVD: 2 hrs 5 mins Blu-ray: 2 hrs 5 mins |
| Certificate | |
| Collections | 100 Most Wanted |
| Genres | Thriller |
| Language | DVD: English Blu-ray: English |
| Subtitles | Blu-ray: Mandarin, Korean, Spanish, Norwegian, Finnish, Russian, Italian, Portuguese, Danish, Swedish |
| Released | DVD: 27 Jul 2009 Blu-ray: 27 Jul 2009 Production year: 2009 |
| Format | DVD |
Julia Roberts and Clive Owen are on the charm offensive in this fun spy thriller read more »
is back with one of the future bests in this classic !!
Well, from the film title it's clear someone is out to be played (or conned in other words), but who, exactly could that be?
The film is not very easy to follow with flashbacks all over the place that muddle the plotline somewhat. However, despite the odd flashbacks that didn't really have much of a sequence to it, it was possible to follow the story to the end.Personally I found the film tedious to watch, as it lacked the pace that was necessary to keep the viewer interested.I guess I found it really hard to believe how mucky coroporate espionage is and to what extraordinarily great lengths companies will go to, to top the competition.I wasn't particularly interested in watching the film but my friend is a huge Owen fan and wanted to see the film , so I went along. On this occasion the film is sadly, as lacklustre as the trailer!
Save for cameo roles in Ocean's Twelve and Charlie Wilson's War, it’s been five years since Julia Roberts appeared on screen – a long absence for our top female movie star. Probably the best thing about Duplicity (and it’s full of good things) is that this clever caper reminds us why she is such a big draw. The thing about Roberts’ acting is that she seems so transparent. You feel she’s right there in front of you, naked. (Metaphorically speaking of course, this... Read more