The Good Liar (2019) (original) (raw)
Career con artist Roy Courtnay can hardly believe his luck when he meets well-to-do widow Betty McLeish online. As Betty opens her home and life to him, Roy is surprised to find himself caring about her, turning what should be a cut-and-dry swindle into the most treacherous tightrope walk of his life.
Career con artist Roy Courtnay can hardly believe his luck when he meets well-to-do widow Betty McLeish online. As Betty opens her home and life to him, Roy is surprised to find himself caring about her, turning what should be a cut-and-dry swindle into the most treacherous tightrope walk of his life. (less)
Director: Bill Condon
Writers: Jeffrey Hatcher, Nicholas Searle
Starring: Helen Mirren, Ian McKellen, Russell Tovey, Jim Carter, Mark Lewis Jones, Laurie Davidson
Producer: Greg Yolen
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Review by Brian Orndorf, November 13, 2019
6 / 10
Whatever happens in �The Good Liar,� it always has the skill of master thespians Ian McKellen and Helen Mirren to support through anything the plot delivers. It turns out, the story delivers quite a bit, but the film waits patiently to unleash its bizarre turns of plot, with director Bill Condon providing a solid hour of character work and intriguing clues before he�s forced to truly attack the structure of Nicolas Searle�s book, adapted here by Jeffrey Hatcher. �The Good Liar� is about the gamesmanship of secrets, and the picture does an impressive job hiding its true form, taking things one ...read more...
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