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L'art du mensonge

Original title: The Good Liar
  • 2019
  • Tous publics
  • 1h 49m
IMDb RATING
6.7/10
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Helen Mirren and Ian McKellen in L'art du mensonge (2019)
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Consummate con man Roy Courtnay has set his sights on his latest mark: the recently widowed Betty McLeish, worth millions. But this time, what should have been a simple swindle escalates int... Read allConsummate con man Roy Courtnay has set his sights on his latest mark: the recently widowed Betty McLeish, worth millions. But this time, what should have been a simple swindle escalates into a cat-and-mouse game with the ultimate stakes.Consummate con man Roy Courtnay has set his sights on his latest mark: the recently widowed Betty McLeish, worth millions. But this time, what should have been a simple swindle escalates into a cat-and-mouse game with the ultimate stakes.

  • Director
    • Bill Condon
  • Writers
    • Nicholas Searle
    • Jeffrey Hatcher
  • Stars
    • Helen Mirren
    • Ian McKellen
    • Russell Tovey
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.7/10
    52K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    3,638
    522
    • Director
      • Bill Condon
    • Writers
      • Nicholas Searle
      • Jeffrey Hatcher
    • Stars
      • Helen Mirren
      • Ian McKellen
      • Russell Tovey
    • 427User reviews
    • 160Critic reviews
    • 55Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 6 nominations total

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    Helen Mirren
    Helen Mirren
    • Betty McLeish
    Ian McKellen
    Ian McKellen
    • Roy Courtnay
    Russell Tovey
    Russell Tovey
    • Stephen
    Jim Carter
    Jim Carter
    • Vincent
    Mark Lewis Jones
    Mark Lewis Jones
    • Bryn
    Laurie Davidson
    Laurie Davidson
    • Hans Taub (1948)
    Phil Dunster
    Phil Dunster
    • Roy Courtnay (1948)
    Lucian Msamati
    Lucian Msamati
    • Beni
    Jóhannes Haukur Jóhannesson
    Jóhannes Haukur Jóhannesson
    • Vlad
    Tunji Kasim
    Tunji Kasim
    • Michael
    Spike White
    Spike White
    • Hans Taub (1943)
    Stella Stocker
    Stella Stocker
    • Frau Schröder
    Daniel Betts
    Daniel Betts
    • Herr Schröder
    Nell Williams
    Nell Williams
    • Lili
    Celine Buckens
    Celine Buckens
    • Annalise
    Lily Dodsworth-Evans
    Lily Dodsworth-Evans
    • Hannalore
    Athena Strates
    • Charlotte
    Aleksandar Jovanovic
    Aleksandar Jovanovic
    • Martin Geiger
    • Director
      • Bill Condon
    • Writers
      • Nicholas Searle
      • Jeffrey Hatcher
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    User reviews427

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    5Chartreuse1

    Ian and Helen are 1st rate to the backdrop of a 3rd rate script!

    Actors have to work with the material they're given once they sign on. This was one move where they should have passed on save the money they were paid. It was quite predictable in many ways and the flashback story went off the rails where the movie would have been far better if they didn't spend so much time on it. Quite disappointing overall!
    7muamba_eats_toast

    Ticks alongs nicely

    Moved along nicely with an exceptional cast despite the main twist being predictable from the outset before going to far fetched to counter its main predictability to end. Overall still enjoyed it thanks to the fantastic cast but the writing could have been a lot better.
    8Padreviews

    A dish best served kalt

    If you like your thrillers with all the usual ingredients that keep you guessing this is the one for you

    Great acting , great plot , brilliant script , twists , keeps you guessing , hustle , hustled and hustler , dirty rotten scoundrel , great location and drone shots and recreation of war torn and post war Europe

    A film that keeps your interest right through to the end

    No spoilers here as always

    Pad.a 8/10.
    7jodo151-654-152490

    A stellar cast holds a sub par plot

    It's not an overly bad film by any sense of the word, I actually enjoyed it a fair bit hence the 7 but I will echo that it was a fairly predictable job but the outstanding cast definitely carried it, I'd recommend it if your on the unlimited cinema deal or when it arrives to one of the multiple streaming services, good twist at the end
    6Pjtaylor-96-138044

    Somehow, its twists are both obvious and out of the blue.

    'The Good Liar (2019)' is, in essence, nonsense, comprised of twists either far too obvious or completely out of the blue. Even though its marketing all but spoils its most major revelation, the flick still plays as a relatively unassuming drama until a final exposition dump aims to re-contextualise its plot, turning the affair into a pseudo thriller. Perhaps this is an effort to provoke a second viewing, but the movie doesn't have an ounce of ambiguity or, indeed, foreshadowing. It makes for a completely blindsiding ending that has little to no consequence because it feels so utterly disconnected from everything we've seen prior. The protagonist is suddenly transformed into something they never were before and we're just expected to accept it, to change allegiances at the last minute. This is a big ask and it makes for an unsatisfying end. Conceptually, it's fine, it's just that its execution doesn't capitalise on its potential. The picture isn't bad, though. It's forgettable and retroactively strained but it's engaging enough. The two leads are as good as you'd expect, playing ever-so-slightly against type and feeling comfortable while doing so. The actual writing is decent, if a little cheesy, and the direction is competent. There are a couple of OAP scuffles that work surprisingly well, too. Generally, it's relatively enjoyable throughout, despite some eye-rolling moments. It does feel a bit 'BBC 2' but it's not a bad effort, even though it's already fading from my memory. 6/10

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    • Trivia
      In real life, Sir Ian McKellen and Dame Helen Mirren are close neighbors, they both live in Wapping, in East London.
    • Goofs
      in 2009, Stephen tells Betty and Roy he is going to Spandau Prison to do research. Spandau Prison was demolished, literally ground to dust, and dumped at sea in 1987 to forestall neo-Nazis from turning it into a shrine. A shopping mall was built on the land.
    • Quotes

      [leaving a screening of "Inglourious Basterds"]

      Roy Courtnay: Well, I may have missed a step, but I am fairly certain that Adolf Hitler was not machine-gunned to death in a French cinema.

      Betty McLeish: Well, it would have been rather good if he had been.

    • Connections
      Featured in The Graham Norton Show: Dame Julie Andrews/Jennifer Aniston/Reese Witherspoon/Ian McKellen/Dua Lipa (2019)
    • Soundtracks
      99 Bottles
      (Instrumental)

      Written and Performed by Garrett Barnes (as Garrett Marshall Barnes), Isaac Lucas, Jaron Lamot, Jason Rabinowitz, Kurt Zimmer and Cheapshot (as Colton Fisher)

      Courtesy of The Math Club

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    • Release date
      • January 1, 2020 (France)
    • Countries of origin
      • United Kingdom
      • United States
    • Official sites
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    • Languages
      • English
      • German
      • Russian
      • French
      • Spanish
    • Also known as
      • El buen mentiroso
    • Filming locations
      • Slough Train Station, Slough, Berkshire, England, UK(Roy and Betty wait for the train to London)
    • Production companies
      • 1000 Eyes
      • BRON Studios
      • Creative Wealth Media Finance
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    • Budget
      • $10,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $17,156,058
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $5,605,051
      • Nov 17, 2019
    • Gross worldwide
      • $33,856,058
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Tech specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 49 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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