Duplicity (2009)

User Rating:

6.6/10   

Director:

Tony Gilroy

Writer (WGA):

Tony Gilroy (written by)

Release Date:

20 March 2009 (USA)

Genre:

Crime | Romance | Thriller

Tagline:

Outwit. Outspy. Outsmart. Outplay. Then get out.

Plot:

A pair of corporate spies who share a steamy past hook up to pull off the ultimate con job on their respective bosses. |

Plot Keywords:

One Word Title | Violence | Man Wearing Towel

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Cast

Clive Owen	...	Ray Koval
Julia Roberts	...	Claire Stenwick
Tom Wilkinson	...	Howard Tully
Paul Giamatti	...	Richard Garsik
Dan Daily	...	Garsik's Aide
Lisa Roberts Gillan	...	Tully's Assistant (as Lisa Roberts Gillan)
David Shumbris	...	Turtleneck
Rick Worthy	...	Dale Raimes
Oleg Shtefanko	...	Boris Fetyov (as Oleg Stefan)
Denis O'Hare	...	Duke Monahan
Kathleen Chalfant	...	Pam Frailes
Khan Baykal	...	Dinesh Patel
Thomas McCarthy	...	Jeff Bauer
Wayne Duvall	...	Ned Guston
Fabrizio Brienza	...	Hotel Manager

Also Known As:

Duplicity - Gemeinsame Geheimsache (Germany)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for language and some sexual content.

Runtime:

125 min | Turkey:118 min

Country:

USA | Germany

Language:

English | Spanish

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

USA:PG-13 (certificate #45010) | Ireland:12A | Australia:PG | Finland:K-7 | South Korea:12 | UK:12A | Switzerland:10 (canton of Vaud) | Switzerland:10 (canton of Geneva) | Portugal:M/12 | Singapore:PG | Canada:PG (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Ontario) | Hong Kong:IIA | Belgium:KT | Netherlands:6 | Philippines:PG-13 (MTRCB) | Argentina:13 | Mexico:B | Sweden:Btl | New Zealand:PG | Norway:A

Filming Locations:

Atlantis Casino, Paradise Island, Bahamas

Company:

Laura Bickford Productions

Trivia:

The magazine that Claire is reading while she's waiting is The Economist.

Goofs:

Continuity: When the waiter serves Stenwick champagne at the end of the film, the amount of champagne in her glass increases between shots.

Quotes:

Ray Koval: Then you seduce me, then you drug me and ransack my hotel room.
Claire Stenwick: I'm sorry.

Soundtrack:

Dance Hall Days

Even Owen and Roberts couldn't save this confusing and mind boggling mess

Two corporate spies (Owen & Roberts) hook up (after knowing each other a while back) to pull off a scheme to get 40 Million dollars. The mission is to infiltrate a company that each other work in, and expose a secret product the company is releasing. Soon things get out of plan, and the two spies realize they have more feelings for each other than they recently thought. I've been a fan of Clive Owen ever since Children of Men, and I was so gratified to see Julia Roberts back on the screen. A few years ago both Clive and Julia did a movie together called "Closer", and it was satisfying to see them back together again. Their performances together are the only uplifting value of this film. Although we could have used more of Paul Giamatti and definitely more Tom Wilkinson, the entire cast was perfect for this film. This movie had too much potential in the first half, but after that it becomes a confusing and mind boggling mess of a movie. There were so many twists, and confused story telling even I heard some of the audience members yell out "Huh? What was that about?" The script was good, but the story was horribly told that it came to a very disappointing outcome. That's a shame because I was expecting to enjoy a good suspense movie that wasn't confusing. Duplicity is a often funny and well acted movie, but you'll have to find either the film's director or the screenwriter to translate the story for you, or else you won't get it. It surprisingly turns romantic in the end which makes it a fairly good date movie, but you'll be more confused than dazzled. I have to say skip this movie, and if you want to see Julia Roberts at her best rent Erin Brockovich. If you want to see Clive Owen at his best rent Inside Man. Need I say more?