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Deceit (2006) -- A man (Long) returns to his hometown after his father's death and soon enters into an affair with the wife (Chriqui) of his old best friend (Mably).

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Director:

Matthew Cole Weiss

Writers:

Scott Malchus (writer)
Matthew Cole Weiss (writer)

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Release Date:

18 February 2009 (Hungary) more

Genre:

Drama | Thriller more

Plot:

A man (Long) returns to his hometown after his father's death and soon enters into an affair with the wife (Chriqui) of his old best friend (Mably). full summary | add synopsis

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Cast

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Emmanuelle Chriqui ... Emily
Matt Long ... Dave Ford

Luke Mably ... Brian
Pell James ... Claudia

Joe Pantoliano ... Anthony

Jon Abrahams ... Roger
Adrienne Barbeau ... Kathleen Darrow

Adam Smith ... Officer Thoms

Ralph Garman ... Police Sargeant
Meghan Markle ... Gwen

Ryan Devlin ... Patron
rest of cast listed alphabetically:

Timothy Bottoms ... Martin Ford
Cynthia Caraffa ... Hayes

Ashley Scott ... Sam Pruitt
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Additional Details

Also Known As:

The American Standard (USA) (working title)
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MPAA:

Rated R for sexuality, language and some violence.

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA


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6 out of 8 people found the following comment useful.
Not that bad, 6 August 2008
6/10
Author: tenpercent from Midwest - USA

I almost didn't watch this film because of the very low ratings it got here at IMDb.

It's not that bad a movie, it is watchable, and held my interest, which is saying a lot for a film these days. I was able to tell who was who, and what their relationship was to the other characters and what their motivations were. There was a story and plot and it was clear and easy to follow.

Believable? No, not really, but how many thriller films are.

I admit the writing and directing aren't the best, but I have seen far worse. For some unknown reason, the director seemed to be in love with Matt Long's blue-green eyes. We get several close-ups of his eyes or just one eye during the film. Also the director over-did the flashback memories of the Dave character, showing the same ones in a rapid-fire manner. And the ending is completely off the wall as far as believability, but it'll surprise you for sure, and I found it amusing. That aside, it's a good enough thriller.

The story revolves around Dave Ford played by Matt Long, who put me in mind quite a bit of a young Tom Cruise. Dave has gone to New York to study to be an attorney and has a blond girlfriend, named Claudia,(Pell James) who is a journalist.

He can't quite get the beautiful Emily (Emmanuelle Chriqui) from his hometown out of his mind, however, even though when he left, she had his best friend, Brian,(Luke Mably) as her boyfriend.

When he returns to his hometown for his father's funeral, he discovers Emily is now married to Brian. However, his passions for Emily haven't died and apparently neither have hers for him.

Soon they are involved in a hot and heavy affair, which of course is going to have consequences. These consequences are pretty big - possible domestic violence, attempted blackmail, and a couple of people turning up dead.

6 stars

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