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ThrillerMystery

Deception

- When you're in this world, no one is who they seem, and everyone is playing the game.

As a corporate auditor who works in a number of different offices, Jonathan McQuarry wanders without an anchor among New York's power brokers. A chance meeting with charismatic lawyer Wyatt Bose leads to Jonathan's introduction to The List, an underground sex club. Jonathan begins an affair with a woman known only as S, who introduces Jonathan to a world of treachery and murder.

Release Date : 2008-04-24

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Dune Entertainment IIIKanZaman ProductionsMRCRifkin-Eberts ProductionsSeed Productions20th Century FoxSummit Entertainment

Production Country : SpainUnited States of America

Alternative Titles : The List

Cast

Ewan McGregor

Character Name : Jonathan McQuarry

Original Name : Ewan McGregor

Gender : Male

Hugh Jackman

Character Name : Wyatt Bose

Original Name : Hugh Jackman

Gender : Male

Michelle Williams

Character Name : S

Original Name : Michelle Williams

Gender : Female

Natasha Henstridge

Character Name : Simone Wilkinson

Original Name : Natasha Henstridge

Gender : Female

Charlotte Rampling

Character Name : Wall Street Belle

Original Name : Charlotte Rampling

Gender : Female

Bruce Altman

Character Name : Lawyer #1

Original Name : Bruce Altman

Gender : Male

Andrew Ginsburg

Character Name : Lawyer #2

Original Name : Andrew Ginsburg

Gender : Male

Stephanie Roth Haberle

Character Name : Assistant Controller

Original Name : Stephanie Roth Haberle

Gender : Female

Dante Spinotti

Character Name : Herr Kleiner / Mr. Moretti

Original Name : Dante Spinotti

Gender : Male

Karolina Muller

Character Name : Waitress

Original Name : Karolina Muller

Gender : Female

Deborah Yates

Character Name : Tango Dancer

Original Name : Deborah Yates

Gender : Female

LisaGay Hamilton

Character Name : Detective Russo

Original Name : LisaGay Hamilton

Gender : Female

Frank Girardeau

Character Name : Norbert Lewman

Original Name : Frank Girardeau

Gender : Male

Melissa Rae Mahon

Character Name : Velvet Rope Dancer #1

Original Name : Melissa Rae Mahon

Gender : Female

Rachel Montez Collins

Character Name : Velvet Rope Dancer #2

Original Name : Rachel Montez Collins

Gender : Female

Holly Cruikshank

Character Name : Velvet Rope Dancer #3

Original Name : Holly Cruikshank

Gender : Female

Bill Camp

Character Name : Clancey Controller

Original Name : Bill Camp

Gender : Male

Zoe Perry

Character Name : Secretary #1

Original Name : Zoe Perry

Gender : Female

Aya Cash

Character Name : Secretary #2

Original Name : Aya Cash

Gender : Female

Malcolm Goodwin

Character Name : Cabbie

Original Name : Malcolm Goodwin

Gender : Male

Maggie Q

Character Name : Tina at the Rhigha Royal

Original Name : Maggie Q

Gender : Female

Paz de la Huerta

Character Name : List Member #1

Original Name : Paz de la Huerta

Gender : Female

Daisy Bates

Character Name : List Member #2

Original Name : Daisy Bates

Gender : Female

Shannan Click

Character Name : List Member #3

Original Name : Shannan Click

Gender : Female

Jordan Tesfay

Character Name : List Member #4

Original Name : Jordan Tesfay

Gender : Male

Rachael Taylor

Character Name : List Member #5

Original Name : Rachael Taylor

Gender : Female

David Deblinger

Character Name : Slimy Billionaire

Original Name : David Deblinger

Gender : Male

Paul Sparks

Character Name : Detective Burke

Original Name : Paul Sparks

Gender : Male

Kenneth Lee

Character Name : Waiter

Original Name : Kenneth Lee

Gender : Male

James Mazzola

Character Name : Locksmith

Original Name : James Mazzola

Gender : Male

Agnete Oernsholt

Character Name : Woman at Waldorf Astoria

Original Name : Agnete Oernsholt

Gender : Female

Lisa Kron

Character Name : Receptionist

Original Name : Lisa Kron

Gender : Female

Margaret Colin

Character Name : Ms. Pomerantz

Original Name : Margaret Colin

Gender : Female

Lynn Cohen

Character Name : Woman

Original Name : Lynn Cohen

Gender : Female

Frank Deal

Character Name : Police Officer

Original Name : Frank Deal

Gender : Male

Florencia Lozano

Character Name : Clancey Receptionist

Original Name : Florencia Lozano

Gender : Female

Emelie Jeffries

Character Name : Medical Examiner (as Emilie Jeffries)

Original Name : Emelie Jeffries

Gender : Female

Christine Kan

Character Name : Tennis Player #1

Original Name : Christine Kan

Gender : Female

Peter Jay Fernandez

Character Name : Businessman on Airplane

Original Name : Peter Jay Fernandez

Gender : Male

Reviews

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John Chard

@John Chard

2024-05-16

Sunbeam and Bashful Boy. Deception is directed by Marcel Langenegger and written by Mark Bomback. It stars Ewen McGregor, Hugh Jackman and Michelle Williams. Music is by Ramin Djawadi and cinematography by Dante Spinotti. Jonathan McQuarry (McGregor) is a timid New York accountant who whilst working late one night meets Wyatt Bose (Jackman). Bose is the complete opposite to McQuarry, he's highly sexed, confident and supremely cool. So when a mix up with the pair's mobile phones introduces McQuarry to an exclusive sex group, he's spun into a world completely alien to him. If you have watched a lot of film noir, both classic era and neo, Deception will come off as irritatingly stale. What we have here is very much a case of the title revealing far too much! You would hope that with the makers going for broke with such a title then they would have the nous to fill out the story with surprises, take us and the principal characters down some twisty streets, not so, sadly. Within ten minutes you catch on to what is happening, the writing so poor as to not cleverly challenge the narrative drive. It could maybe be argued that McQuarry's journey, and how the character evolves, is something of a veer from the noir norm? But it has no dramatic worth and renders the finale as dull (the alternate ending is even worse). It's not a total wash out as such, the cast are engaging in their roles, good actors straining to make a weak screenplay work, while cameos from Natasha Henstridge, Charlotte Rampling and Maggie Q impact to come off as better than novelty value. And then there's Spinotti's (Manhunter, L.A. Confidential, Heat) cinematography, the best character in the play. His nighttime city scapes are electric, his colour lenses beautiful (golds and blues are poetic), his work deserves a better film. But that's about it, leaving us with a shallow noir cover version that's in search of its own identity. For those not familiar with the noir form, then this is just about average enough for a look see. For noir fans, though, it's neither erotic or thrilling and as unadventurous as it gets. 5/10

J

JPV852

@JPV852

2023-09-11

Seen this one twice now (last time was probably when it was released on DVD) but decided to give it another shot as I don't recall being all that enamored with it. This time, I did like it a bit more but still not a great thriller, but made watchable with Hugh Jackman in a villain role. Ewan McGregor was alright as was Michelle Williams, though neither were great. Still, worth a rental. **3.25/5**