The Good Liar

The acting was really amazing! The story kept you guessing about the details but the outline was basic Nazi bad guys.

I watched this on DVD recently and I thoroughly enjoyed it. The acting is superb throughout, and a delight to watch. The plot is gripping and has plenty of twists and turns to maintain the viewer's attention. That said, I don't think it's quite as clever as the writer intended. When Betty's grandson Steven turned up unannounced during their vacation in Berlin I started to doubt Betty, and guessed a significant portion of the ending. I'm no super sleuth, so the story must have revealed more than the writer had intended, or I would never have worked it out. That said, it's still great fun to watch the full plot unfold at the end. It's also a very well made movie, which is pleasantly presented with attractive interesting scenes and a complementary soundtrack. It's very well paced so there is never a dull moment. All in all I found the movie very satisfyingly and have no hesitation recommending it.

The Film is wild journey between Roy (Ian McKellen) who is simply a con artist taking advantage of British widows and, Beth (Helen Mirren) who he wants to thieve for her fortune but doesn't turn out as he would have hoped.

In today's world of "WHO are you really out there in Cyberspace, makes this story line very topical. There are a ton of romance scammers out there lurking on the World Wide Web looking to "cat fish" well heeled lonely widows or divorcees. It's a warning to all would be lonely hearts about the perils of on line dating except that this one had a sting in the tail. All is not what it seems. The "lonely' widow is not some helpless uninformed hausfrau with a home in Suburbia. It was pay back time to redress a crime committed decades ago. We have 2 heavyweight Main leads in this riverting tale of lies and financial deceit. Neither actors missed a beat. A most entertaining movie and one not to be missed.

The first two thirds is an enjoyable conman crime caper, but the third act stretches credibility and the denouement beggars belief. Ultimately, the story as a whole is preposterous. Ian McKellan & Helen Mirren are as outstanding as you would expect, but Russell Tovey seems miscast and out of his depth in such august company.

Good performances all round but the twist at the end is quite unnecessary and detracts from what could have been a much cleverer resolution.

Mikey's Movie Review: Ther Good Liar (2019) A tour de force master class in acting. Helen Mirren & Ian Mckellen excell in a dangerous game of chance, deception and revenge... Mikey's Movie Rating: 3/4*

Esse é um suspense fora da curva, a começar pelos protagonistas e pela base que o filme tem como história: dois idosos mentirosos e golpistas. Ao longo da trama o telespectador é surpreendido inúmeras vezes, um plot twist atrás do outro. O final da obra me deixou surpreendido, já que eu não esperava que o filme tomaria um trajeto dramático no final, mas claro, com uma grande reviravolta que deixa qualquer um de boca aberta. Vale muito apena assistir!

The Good Liar – Das alte Böse ist ein Mystery-Thriller von Bill Condon, basiert auf dem Roman The Good Liar von Nicholas Searle… Der Trickbetrüger Roy ist in die Jahre gekommen. Für einen Schwindel geht er online auf Partnersuche und lernt die vermögende Betty kennen… Was wie eine englische Gaunerkomödie nach der Art von Agatha-Christie beginnt, entwickelt sich zu einem großen Thriller… Ein Schauspiel mit exzellenten Schauspielern wie Ian McKellen und Helen Mirren, die gegeneinander antreten…

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