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Lies & Illusions (2009)

August. 26,2009
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3.5
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R
| Action Comedy Thriller
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When a menacing smuggler coolly insists that best-selling author Wes Wilson take a chauffeured backseat ride with him, Wilson's charmed life explodes into a world of violence and espionage, and he learns shocking truths about two women in his life.

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Cathardincu
2009/08/26

Surprisingly incoherent and boring

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Blucher
2009/08/27

One of the worst movies I've ever seen

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Bergorks
2009/08/28

If you like to be scared, if you like to laugh, and if you like to learn a thing or two at the movies, this absolutely cannot be missed.

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Fleur
2009/08/29

Actress is magnificent and exudes a hypnotic screen presence in this affecting drama.

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zeevshemer
2009/08/30

I can't believe Cuba Downey Jr. would stoop this low. Even Slater who is not a great actor to begin with, but has some charm, was absolutely awful in this flick. One of the most annoying aspects of this waste-of-time was the music in the background. What was that?I admit the first 15 min I thought it was going somewhere, but in not time it was clear it was time to pull the plug.The premise wasn't all that bad. A typical action/suspense plot were a husband does not know the true identity of his wife. But everything about it was wrong. You won't know how bad the movie is, until you've invested a good 15 to 20 minutes. The fighting scenes were ridiculous and Slater's bad acting just aggravated the situation.

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bob1881
2009/08/31

First, let me give you a specific example of just how bad this movie is. In one scene Slater gets beat up by the bad guys in broad daylight. He is bleeding from his nose and he is bleeding quite a bit from the right side of his forehead. Again, he is bleeding from the right side of his forehead. The next day the bad guys pick up Slater to go to the bank and other than a little scratch on his forehead, Slater's face looks really refreshed. And guess what? The scratch on his forehead is on the opposite side, on the left. The day before, when he got beat up, he was bleeding from the right side. But wait! It gets worse! You see the scratch while he is in the car with the bad guys as they drive to the bank. And then, as soon as Slater gets out of the car and turns around, MAGIC, the scratch on the wrong side of the forehead is completely gone! Slater is completely healed! There is nothing on his face. Slater has the power of Jesus.Second, all of the reviews saying that this movie is crap are true. This movie is crap. The only reason I gave it a 2 out of 10 was because it was sooooo bad that I just could not believe it was playing on cable, and I could not believe Slater and Gooding were in it. You know when you see something so bad, or so out of place, that you are in disbelief and you continue to watch just to make sure that your eyes are really seeing what you think you are seeing? Well, this movie will keep you watching, but for the wrong reasons. I think it is a good movie to watch with a bunch of your friends just so that you can all comment during the movie about how bad it is and have a laugh at it. Because, honestly, the plot is sooo stupid, that you will laugh. Slater's girlfriend kills a guy in his apartment and then they go for coffee at a bar (not even a coffee shop) a few blocks away. Who does that? If you kill someone, you go into hiding, you leave town, you change your hair color, whatever! The one thing you don't do is go for coffee at a bar a few blocks away from where you just killed someone. Also, pay attention to the sounds the guns make when they are fired, they sound like little fire crackers. You can so tell they are fake.

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semperfidelis_98
2009/09/01

Its hard to say where to begin...well, how about the beginning. It was obvious from the start of the movie that this was low budget and going to look like some kind of college assignment gone wrong. And it was! If I was Christian Slater or Cuba Gooding Jr. I would have distanced myself from this movie as soon as I read the script. They must have been forced to do the movie due to gambling debts or blackmail.Acting was terrible and forced, camera shots were sloppy and cheap, editing was crappy, and even the special effects looked like my 7 year old son had done them. I don't know what was harder to watch, the gun fights or Christian slaters chase scene in the car with both women towards the end. And Cuba was not much better as well.Overall, that is two hours of my life that I will never get back. Glad I only spent $1 to rent. Of course the fact that it went straight to video should have been a hint!

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Pumpkin_Man
2009/09/02

This movie was actually quite better than I was expecting. It has plenty of suspense, action, and comedy. It's kind of like the opposite version of True Lies. Christian Slater stars as an author named Wes Wilson. On the night of a party, his fiancé, Samantha is kidnapped. A year has passed, and he is still haunted by that night. At a book signing, he meets Nichole and they slowly become a couple. Wes is soon approached by a man named Isaac who keeps asking where the diamonds are. When Wes finds out that Samantha is still alive, he learns that she is actually a spy. Wes, Samantha, and Nichole must stop Isaac before he gets what he wants. I highly recommend LIES & ILLUSIONS!!!

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