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Duplicity: Not quite full chick flick . . .

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mr grits

I actually enjoyed this film. It was a great role for Clive and okay for Julia. Time has just about sucked the cuteness out of Ms Roberts so it won't be long before all that cutesy-pie shit is done.

He MI-6, she CIA meet in Abu Dubai on mission and he ends up drugged, seduced, and robbed. They meet up years later and are working in the private sector for opposing CEOs: Giamatti and Wilkinson. I must say the opening, slow-motion shoving match between the two was priceless.

The plot flashes backs and forth but presents corporate espionage as a total function of paranoid billionaires with mega ego at stake.

The movie and plot, fortunately, are larger than the players and for those who can't tolerate either Clive or Julia this is a blessing.

Grab the old lady and go...she'll think its a Roberts vehicle.

Follow Ups:

No she won't, cuz what'll get her there is Clive. - Harmonia 15:36:52 03/23/09 (2)
Am I a chick?

Maybe.

But I will see this for Clive, no doubt!
- You're "maybe" a chick? nt - tinear 10:53:45 03/24/09 (1)
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  - If you define "chick"... - Harmonia 15:46:38 03/24/09 (0)
    ...as a smart, uppity broad with little tolerance for mindless fluff, never mind mindless action, who would just as soon smack you up side the head as take any nonsense, then, yes, I am a "chick".
    
    Edits: 03/24/09
I thought it was minor but fun - tunenut 21:57:31 03/22/09 (4)
The whole concept is funny, the idea that behind Shampoo companies are espionage and counter-espionage groups just like Bourne Identity, but without the guns.

And I liked the puzzle aspect, the who's conning who, that was carried off beautifully through flashbacks and led to a satisfying conclusion.

But as there was an element of humor, there were but a few chuckles really. So it didn't work much as a comedy. And it should have.

Certainly not the best movie I'll see this year, or probably even this month, but I enjoyed the way it was all constructed and worked out.
- Tune: this type of film works best for me if it's a good travelogue. - tinear 10:30:19 03/23/09 (3)
  It supposedly has many locations, are they well portrayed? Or does it look like stock footage? That was a big plus in the older Bond films, they actually spent the $$ to film on location, unmistakably so.
  - Clive's apartment in Cleveland was perfect for portraying dismal nowhere. * - mr grits 11:37:02 03/23/09 (0)
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  - actually the location shooting is not bad... - tunenut 11:14:04 03/23/09 (1)
    it's not Bond style travelogue however, there are some nice atmospheric scenes in Dubai, Bahamas and Rome, and from the end credits, it appears they actually shot there. But most of the action is in NYC, the locations are for fairly short flashbacks.
    - Thanks, sounds like a nice film for a date with the missus. nt - tinear 20:28:46 03/23/09 (0)
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