screen |skr_n| |skrin| |skri_n| noun • a blank, typically white or silver surface on which a photographic image is projected : the world's largest movie screen • movies or television; the motion-picture industry : she's a star of the stage as well as the screen. verb [ trans. ] • protect (someone) from something dangerous or unpleasant • evaluate or analyze (something) for its suitability for a particular purpose or application


Friday, March 20, 2009

Duplicity

** Spoiler alert! **
It’s impossible to discuss this movie without giving away the ending. Suffice to say, it misleads in the most clever way -- not by twisting the PLOT, though there’s plenty of that, but by twisting the THEME. The moral of the story is a whopper, and it comes out of nowhere. And like Michael Clayton, Tony Gilroy’s previous outing, you have to wait until the final scene to hear what it’s really about. Owen and Roberts are pros and deliver all their expertise to this full-court deception. It’s smart and enjoyable.

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