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47 out of 100

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6.5 out of 10

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  • Starring: Alison Lohman, Colin Firth, Kevin Bacon
  • Summary: A provocative film about interconnected lives that are shattered by ill-fated acts of deception and ambition. Shifting effortlessly between mob-run clubs of the mid-50's and glamorous Hollywood Hills mansions of 1972, the film explores the dark, beguiling, and inevitably destructive side of fame and fortune. The result is a tense and atmospheric mystery that uses cinematic sleight-of-hand to challenge any preconceptions about "truth." (Serendipity Point Films)… Expand

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 11 out of 29
  2. Mixed: 14 out of 29
  3. Negative: 4 out of 29
  1. The Hollywood Reporter
    Reviewed by: Ray Bennett
    90
    Atom Egoyan has delivered a big, slick and sexy mystery in Where the Truth Lies, turning the Rupert Holmes novel into a sumptuous tale of show business hype and duplicity.
  2. Variety
    Reviewed by: Todd McCarthy
    60
    Atom Egoyan's most mainstream and genre-oriented picture in his 20-year career applies a thick noir lacquer to a jumbled, time-jumping tale of a young female journalist prying the facts out of the aging entertainers and their cronies.
  3. Boston Globe
    Reviewed by: Wesley Morris
    38
    An erotic thriller. It is also an Atom Egoyan picture, which means any claims either to actual eroticism or conventional thrills are theoretical at best.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 5
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 5
  3. Negative: 1 out of 5
  1. GaleG.
    9
    Smart, intelligent departure for Egoyan. Entertaining whodunit surrounded by strong cast including ever surprising Colin Firth. Who knew among all his other talents he could scat? What's next gangster rap? A slick POV film that begs to be viewed repeatedly to see all the nuances. Cheers to a job well done All!… Expand
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  2. MicheleA.
    9
    Firth and Bacon were wonderful, cinematography and music lush. More enjoyable for the aura and characterizations than for the plot. Don't let the mixed reviews keep you from seeing it!… Expand
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  3. Kevin
    3
    Doesn't really make narrative sense. Characters are never really fleshed out. Not such a good adaptation of an excellent book.
    • 0 of 0 users said yes

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