Deception (2008)

We didn’t know what to expect from this, it had an interesting combination of actors paired together and the film is a suspense thriller type flick. I think it was good enough to hold your attention throughout the story, it has an interesting plot twist and the ending might not be what you would have expected. This was Marcel Langenegger’s first effort as a director and he seemed to capture this daring yet provocative atmosphere. Mark Bomback was responsible for the screenplay, he previously had written the screenplay for Live Free or Die Hard (2007) starring Bruce Willis and Race to Witch Mountain with The Rock (Dwaine Johnson) (2009).

Ewan McGregor plays the character Jonathan McQuarry and is the focus of the story, we see him as a kind of introverted accountant who zests for life but is unable to obtain it. He is seeking some adventure when he meets up with Wyatt Bose played by Hugh Jackman. His character is over the top and outgoing, looking at life from the other end. There is a secret sex type club where men and women get together with no strings attached and have one night stands. This club is exclusive to workaholics who don’t have time for a deep committed relationship. Along the way, Jonathan meets up with a woman simply named S. She is played by actress Michelle Williams. You might know her from the television series Dawson’s Creek as Jen Lindley starring alongside James Van Der Beek, Katie Holmes, Joshua Jackson and Kerr Smith.

More of the cast includes Bruce Altman playing a Lawyer, model Karolina Muller appears as a waitress, Natasha Henstridge is Simone Wilkinson, Lisa Gay Hamilton is Detective Russo, Malcolm Goodwin is a Cabbie, Paul Sparks is Detective Ed Burke, Kenneth Lee is a waiter, Maggie Q is Tina, Florencia Lozano is the Clancey Receptionist, Emelie Jeffries is the Medical Examiner, and Javier Godino is the Bank Manager.

I think you will find this to be pretty entertaining; it was not a standout film…but it had it merits. Surely it is worth a rental or whatnot to watch on a weekend. It is a typical cat and mouse mind game between the leading characters which leads to some suspenseful moments.