The Good Liar

With actors like these in top form there's never a dull moment, even when the film delves into flashbacks set in the distant past.

It's an enthralling exercise but a peculiarly cerebral one -- a psychological thriller without the thrills.

The Good Liar shifts our character sympathies so fully that you'll relish the comeuppance on display, but the script telegraphs the emotional impact of this twist.

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The Good Liar is a pleasantly playful thriller hiding a seriously shady history close to its benighted heart.

It [begins] like a good David Mamet play woven into a good Agatha Christie mystery... They undermine it all at the end of the movie... Nevertheless, wonderful performances by Helen [Mirren] and Ian [McKellen].

Although some moments aren't for the faint of heart, The Good Liar is certainly worthy of a watch.

Overall, The Good Liar is a good way to pass the time on a rainy afternoon in the fall but not a film you should rush out to see.

It's a calmer, gentler mystery, and maybe that's the point. Sometimes it's the quiet death of a thousand cuts that's the most devastating.

This highly entertaining mystery takes us through a series of sinuous plot turns... (Too many, some may feel). Its most enjoyable feature, however, is the delicious spectacle of screen veterans Mirren and McKellen going toe to toe.