CIA officer Claire Stenwick (Roberts) and MI6 agent Ray Koval (Owen) have left the world of government intelligence to cash in on the highly profitable cold war raging between two rival multinational corporations. Their mission? Secure the formula for a product that will bring a fortune to the company that patents it first. Pic is a strange but surprisingly effective combination of romantic comedy and crime caper. From the two leads to the lavish hotel suites throughout Europe, everything looks exquisite. While it keeps the viewer guessing who is conning who, it begins to boarder on the absurd with one contrived, implausible double-cross after another. A worthy effort from writer/director Gilroy but not on the level of his excellent "Michael Clayton."
Tony Gilroy is back with the same whip-smart ear for dialogue that helped make Michael Clayton one of the more acclaimed films of the last few years and another ridiculously talented ensemble working on all cylinders to produce the light, breezy, enjoyable Duplicity. After the intense mystery of Clayton, Gilroy ...Read More
Newspaper article from: Entertainment Newsweekly; 7/3/2009; 1059+ words...Taking of Pelham 123, Thelma & Louise, American Gangster); Jennifer Fox (Michael Clayton, Good Night and Good Luck, Duplicity, Syriana); and RedBone Films whose co-founder, Samara Koffler, ran Harrison Ford's production company for eight years...
Newspaper article from: Entertainment Newsweekly; 4/3/2009; 886+ words...product at the Oscars, with a Twitter feed sponsored by AVEENO(R) NOURISH+ Hair Care Collection. Universal Pictures' film Duplicity and SuperPages.com are among the launch advertisers for the new sports channel. SB Nation is a collection of nearly 200...
Newspaper article from: Entertainment Newsweekly; 2/27/2009; 1391+ words...receive two dozen of the studios' films, most of which are slated for the 2009 calendar year, including such titles as "Duplicity" with Julia Roberts and Clive Owen, "Fast & Furious" with Vin Diesel, "State of Play" with Russell Crowe and Ben Affleck...
Newspaper article from: Film Criticism; 12/22/2007; Manon, Hugh S. ; 10482+ words...milieu, furnishing a backdrop for tales of psychological imprisonment (1) while creating an atmosphere of claustrophobia and duplicity, (2) this essay seeks to focus our critical gaze a little less deeply. Instead of arguing about what chiaroscuro is supposed...
Newspaper article from: Journal of Popular Film and Television; 3/22/2006; Etheridge, Brian C. ; 9597+ words...occupying soldiers themselves, whom it depicted as too callow, too corrupt, and too sexually involved to recognize this duplicity and discharge their responsibilities competently and honorably. In the beginning, Fred Zinnemann, the director of the film...