Movie Info
Genre
Drama, ThrillerRelease Date
March 20, 2009MPAA Rating
PG-13Duration
125 min.Studio
Universal PicturesOfficial Site
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Cast and Crew
Director
Tony GilroyProducer
Jennifer Fox, Laura Bickford, Kerry OrentScreenwriter
Tony GilroyStarring
- Julia Roberts as Claire Stenwick
- Clive Owen as Ray Koval
- Tom Wilkinson as Howard Tully
- Paul Giamatti as Richard Garsik
- Carrie Preston as Barbara Bofferd
- Thomas McCarthy
- Tom Stratford
Movie Story
Oscar winner Julia Roberts and Clive Owen reunite for "Duplicity," from writer/director Tony Gilroy (seven-time Oscar-nominated "Michael Clayton").
In the film, they star as spies-turned-corporate operatives in the midst of a clandestine love affair. When they find themselves embroiled in a high-stakes espionage game, they discover the toughest part of the job is deciding how much to trust the one you love.
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.
For their employers-industry titan Howard Tully (Tom Wilkinson) and buccaneer CEO Dick Garsik (Paul Giamatti)- nothing is out of bounds. But as the stakes rise, the mystery deepens and the tactics get dirtier, the trickiest secret for Claire and Ray is their growing attraction. And as they each try to stay one double-cross ahead, two career loners find their schemes endangered by the only thing they can't cheat their way out of: love.
Reader's Reviews
Long, and awkward. Julia Roberts and Clive Owen are great but the story is much too convoluted. It starts out with you not knowing who to trust and you end up the exact same way. The random flashbacks don't help to speed up the pace or solidify exactly who or what the focus or the story should be.
posted by Joeyf1965 on Mar 20, 2009I agree with the comments long nd awkward. I have to admit to being tired of Julia Roberts (to me she's always the same), and the dialogue in this was too cryptic to follow. I couldn't work out what the story was actually about.
posted by Tes on Mar 22, 2009
Long, boring, senseless!
posted by Galmar on Mar 22, 2009
Loved it. Mature and interesting Julia Roberts. Movie-goers need to pay attention to the story. Not meant for those who like "Entertainment Made Easy." Keep coming with the smart writing and characters.
posted by Hootandnannie on Mar 26, 2009Boring and stupid. 3 of the 5 people who went to the movie with me actually fell asleep. Fell asleep! I've NEVER done that before. We ran into a friend after the film, and he said he was going home to take a nap. Who payed off the professional reviewers?
posted by Alice on Mar 28, 2009For people that like things basic and 1-2-3, a-b-c... this movie is NOT for you. You really have to already be a "think outside the box" type of person. One that already thinks complex, or else you won't get it. It was terrific and plain genius!
posted by Duplicitie on Mar 28, 2009Wonderful movie, lots of unexpected twists and the chemistry between julia and Clive is great! Anybody who falls asleep in this one is probably asleep most of the time.
posted by Duplicity on Apr 12, 2009thank you
posted by mt on Jul 13, 2009thank you
posted by DUPLICITY on Jul 13, 2009Q4qRWF
posted by Awcabmqn on Jul 16, 2009It's a bit boring and not really interesting strategy of counterposition and an common and easy to guess ending.
posted by goodwaytogo on Jul 21, 2009
