hmm, I guess you’re probably not here to find out why I haven’t posted a movie review since Feb, so I’m not going to bore you with the life stuff that happens now and again, we all have it, better I just get back in to the purpose of this blog…

oh, and my apologies for being a movie slacker recently!

So, having got my divorce and house move (see how I still managed to sneak it in anyway..) out of the way I can start enjoying going to the movies again, espoecially as it’s now in walking distance.

My first movie since Feb was Deception, and I didn’t manage to find a review on http://bbc.co.uk/movies/ it was kind of a blind viewing, but I was feeeling fairly confidant that I’d enjoy it as it’s Hugh Jackman, Ewen McGregor and Michelle Williams, who is (imho) more than a little hot…

Which turned out to be more important than I realised, as there were a couple of points in the movie where I could have easily lost interest if it weren’t for Miss Williams.

That doesn’t mean I didn’t enjoy the movie, but I guess the title gives away what you’re expecting, so I was looking for the twists, turns and “deception”, and well, it wasn’t hard to spot or anticipate before the event.

Having said that, the ending wasn’t what I was expecting, and whilst it wasn’t a “hollywood” style ending, which I would normally consider as a good thing, the ending didn’t quite sit right, it seemed a little too contrived, almost like they decided not to do the hollywood ending, then changed their minds…

Early on in the movie there’s a scene where Hugh Jackman and Ewen McGregor are sitting in an office sharing a “herbal” smoke, and whilst it is funny, it doesn’t quite ring true somehow, it felt too “scripted” for me to “buy in” to the scene and enjoy it, and the rest of the film seemed to follow the same theme, it was almost brilliant, but never quite reached it’s potential.

I don’t regret watching it on the big screen, but I think it’s a film that is more naturally suited to the small screen, so if you missed it at the cinema, don’t worry, grab it on dvd and I think you’ll enjoy it, just don’t expect to work hard on the “deception” twists…

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