Monday, 6 April 2009

Duplicity

The basic premise. Julia Roberts and Clive Owen are espionage agents with a bit
of a past (she CIA, he MI6) who have retired and are now working in corporate
espionage. At the beginning of the film, it would seem that she's a corporate
mole, and he's a guy hired to handle her. Sexual tension. Sparks fly. Only not
that much, as Owen and Roberts have about as much chemistry as Argon.

It's a teeny bit more convoluted than that, as there are wheels within wheels
aplenty, and the whole thing is just a little bit like The Sting, only not
anywhere near as good.

The saving grace, really, is that it's actually quite funny. Paul Giamatti is
swiftly becoming one of those guys who you can count on to bring a bit of class
to an otherwise pretty average movie. Clive Owen also seems to be having a lot
of fun. Julia Roberts, on the other hand just looks bored.