"Deceiver" -- you're going to love to hate this one.

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An intense psycho-thriller hoodunnit filmed in 1997, directed by a couple named Pate, it stars non-stars.

Tim Roth plays a rich guy with subpar social skills supected of killing a hooker by 2 cops (Chris Penn and Michael Rooker) who are about as bad as any bad guys out there. If you are troubled by police images these days (as many are), then this film won't help you with that.

The cat-and-mouse head games between the suspect and the 2 cops gets multi-layered and twisted. Rene Zellweger plays the girl, Rosanna Arquette is the wife of one of the cops. In all, outstanding performances.

If you need Hollywood-style closures, then you won't like this because there isn't one. You'll still be scratching your head when the end credits are rolling. But you will stay involved start to finish.

The cinematography is outstanding. Colorful, dramatic, and exquisitely nuanced. The filming beautifully enhances the story. Some of the inner situations begged credibility, like the 2 cops playing with Roth and a lie-detector in a closed room for 3 days without anyone else getting involved. Don't let it bother you. Feel the palpable tension between the players.

Its a visual treat and a great mystery story. See this one.

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Topic - "Deceiver" -- you're going to love to hate this one. - free.ranger 20:48:08 12/23/14 (5)

Thnx for the heads up! Saw it with Mrs. Warrior tonite - Road Warrior 21:44:06 01/04/15 (0)

Comcast On-Demand. Not much written on this, so it may be hard to locate. It also dates back a bit. nt - free.ranger 11:44:57 12/24/14 (0)

Great review, made me want to put it in my Netflix queue but they don't have it. Where'd you see it? nt - tinear 11:12:50 12/24/14 (2)

It's on the "MGM" channel today at 11:15 CST ^ - Road Warrior 06:55:04 12/26/14 (0)

See above. nt - free.ranger 11:45:54 12/24/14 (0)

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