Deceiver (1997)
(Liar)
Country: US
Technical: col/scope 101m
Director: Jonas Pate, Josh Pate
Cast: Tim Roth, Chris Penn, Michael Rooker, Rosanna Arquette, Renée Zellweger, Ellen Burstyn
Synopsis:
Two police officers administer a lie-detector test to a murder suspect who manages to turn the tables on his interrogators by pulling rank in terms of wealth, intelligence and, it turns out, villainy.
Review:
A clever piece of film-making which carries its cleverness like a badge of credibility, while ultimately defying any such qualification. A watchable example of Hollywood trying to imitate its surprise successes, in this case Reservoir Dogs and The Usual Suspects.
(Liar)
Country: US
Technical: col/scope 101m
Director: Jonas Pate, Josh Pate
Cast: Tim Roth, Chris Penn, Michael Rooker, Rosanna Arquette, Renée Zellweger, Ellen Burstyn
Synopsis:
Two police officers administer a lie-detector test to a murder suspect who manages to turn the tables on his interrogators by pulling rank in terms of wealth, intelligence and, it turns out, villainy.
Review:
A clever piece of film-making which carries its cleverness like a badge of credibility, while ultimately defying any such qualification. A watchable example of Hollywood trying to imitate its surprise successes, in this case Reservoir Dogs and The Usual Suspects.
(Liar)
Country: US
Technical: col/scope 101m
Director: Jonas Pate, Josh Pate
Cast: Tim Roth, Chris Penn, Michael Rooker, Rosanna Arquette, Renée Zellweger, Ellen Burstyn
Synopsis:
Two police officers administer a lie-detector test to a murder suspect who manages to turn the tables on his interrogators by pulling rank in terms of wealth, intelligence and, it turns out, villainy.
Review:
A clever piece of film-making which carries its cleverness like a badge of credibility, while ultimately defying any such qualification. A watchable example of Hollywood trying to imitate its surprise successes, in this case Reservoir Dogs and The Usual Suspects.