Lies & Alibis
(2006)
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Lies & Alibis
(2006)
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| Jerry O'Connell | ... |
Businessman
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| Jon Polito | ... |
Jimmy the Photographer
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| Deborah Kara Unger | ... |
Dorothy
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| Steve Coogan | ... |
Ray Elliot
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Ken Kerman | ... |
Vic
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| Aimee Garcia | ... |
Operator #1
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| Yasmine Delawari | ... |
Operator #2
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| Mary Pat Gleason | ... |
Operator #3
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| Rebecca Romijn | ... |
Lola
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| Henry Rollins | ... |
Putty
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| Sergio Bruna | ... |
Waiter - Italian Restaurant
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| Selma Blair | ... |
Adelle
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| Jim Cody Williams | ... |
BoBo
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| Sam Elliott | ... |
The Mormon
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| James Brolin | ... |
Robert Hatch
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The crook Ray Elliot, whose former partner Jack is under a five million dollars contract, believes in statistics and runs a risk assessment and managing business, actually a front for a company that provides alibis to adulterous people that cheat their mates. He does not accept to give alibis for crimes and he has just hired the alluring Lola to be his assistant. When Wendell Hatch, the reckless son of his wealthy client Robert Hatch, accidentally kills his masochist date Heather in a kinky S&M game, Ray breaks his rules to protect his own name and hire some guys to clean the bedroom and vanish the body. Sooner Ray has many problems to resolve: the police is in his tail trying to find a clue about the disappearance of Heather; her jealous Mexican-American boyfriend wishes revenge against the murderer; Wendell is upset because Ray told his father about the crime; Robert is angry and hires the hit-man Mormon to kill Ray, but the killer spares him to chase Jack. When the jealous Mormon ... Written by Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Poor film, poor story. Listening to Steve Coogan do an American accent was cringe-worthy. About 1 minute into the film I knew it was going to be a stinker, but I persisted to the end...and was not rewarded for my persistence. The twists were obvious, the humour was poor and very much un-coogan.
I agree that most reviews of this film seem to be written to boost its popularity.
I picked this film up for £2, and it proved you get what you pay for. I'd never heard of it before buying it, and I wish I'd not bothered!
If you like Steve Coogan, you'll dislike The Alibi! Don't bother. Pick up some old Alan Partridge instead, much funnier.