Platicsco Good story, Not enough for a whole film

AshUnow This is a small, humorous movie in some ways, but it has a huge heart. What a nice experience.

Frances Chung Through painfully honest and emotional moments, the movie becomes irresistibly relatable

Caryl It is a whirlwind of delight --- attractive actors, stunning couture, spectacular sets and outrageous parties. It's a feast for the eyes. But what really makes this dramedy work is the acting.

Jackson Booth-Millard It is obvious that the big draw of this film was the two leading stars, I remember seeing a few clips and maybe a trailer so I was hoping the film itself would be somewhat good, from writer/director Tony Gilroy (Michael Clayton, The Bourne Legacy). Basically Ray Koval (Clive Owen) works for MI6 and Claire Stenwick (Golden Globe nominated Julia Roberts) works for the CIA, five years ago they met in Dubai, but they are reacquainted in Grand Central in New York City, she pretends they have never met, until he says something and realises they were supposed to meet. They are now both working for corporate giants in industrial security, the CEOs, Howard Tully (Tom Wilkinson) of Burkett & Randle and Richard 'Dick' Garsik (Paul Giamatti) of Equikrom, they both hate each other, their rivalry have spawned both firms are competing for products, but it is questionable whether Ray sighting Claire was coincidental. One of the firms is going to announce in a week a revolutionary new product that will solve balding men and create new hair growth, so Ray and Claire put any differences to one side in an attempt to find an independent buyer, but the trust between them is not secure as they have their individual tricks, both using the rivalry to their advantage. But the double-crossing becomes increasingly difficult for both Ray and Claire, as the pair have a personal history, as seen through a few flashbacks, it starts with some flirtatious conversations between each other, and slowly it becomes intimate, they cannot help falling for each other once again, to the point it is almost distracting them from their duties with their respective companies. Also starring Thomas McCarthy as Jeff Bauer, Dan Daily as Garsik's Aide, David Shumbris as Turtleneck, Rick Worthy as Dale Raimes and Kathleen Chalfant as Pam Frailes. Roberts and Owen give relatively charming performances and just about believable as spies in love, Giamatti and Wilkinson definitely look like they are having fun playing the feuding employers, and I agree that this does feel a modern take on 1960's caper movies, like Ocean's Eleven does. Bits and pieces were snappy and made me giggle a little, but some of the editing, with scene changes and flashbacks, I found slowed it down, I found it a little confusing as well most of the time, I didn't know whether to pay attention to the love story of the company rivalry, I'm not sure it's my kind film but it was an alright romantic caper. Okay!

g-bodyl Duplicity is a solid action/romance film that offers a little bit of intrigue. It boasts two solid leads in Clive Owen and Julia Roberts. This movie is your ordinary early spring thriller that will certainly divide audiences. However, I found this to be a good piece of work that offers nothing but two hours of pure fun.Tony Gilroy's film has a complicated plot, maybe more complex than it should be. For your average spring thriller, this film makes you think a lot. It's about two spies who work for each others enemy's corporations and they have a bit of a romantic history and they pair up to pull off one complicated con.The acting is pretty good thanks to the two leads. Clive and Julia actually have good chemistry with each other and they seem like they are having fun in their respective roles. They don't show their best of their abilities, but with this kind of film, they don't need to.Overall, this is a good, but not great crime thriller. It may be too complicated for it's own good, but it's still fun ride. It offers up a good mixture of romance, action, and comedy. It also doesn't offer anything new, but then what does these days? I rate this film 8/10.

optimistic man Okay I have not seen this film in over a year, but I still am prepared to say that this, is just a really boring , and just not good film. I am sorry if I don't have enough evidence in this review, its just I have not seen this movie in a while, but I KNOW that this movie is bad.The plot had something to do with two rival companies or something along those lines, but the movie was not very what you may call " crystal clear".I remember not caring about any of the characters. The two main characters were shallow and uninteresting, which made this film even more hard to understand.I really don't know what else to say except: do not buy or rent this movie, its a waste of time and money, when you could be watching something good like "the hangover".3 out of 10 movie, it would probably be less, if I had not seen it in a while, but still a bad, boring , movie.

rowiko It certainly looks very promising: A romantic spy thriller starring Clive Owen and Julia Roberts. What could there be not to like? Or so I thought. The movie, however, disappointed me all the way, or at least as far as I got. After 85 minutes I finally called it quits, as I couldn't face another 40 minutes of confusion, lack of plot and flashbacks by the bucket load. And the only regret I have is that I didn't stop sooner and used my time for something better. I found it hard to figure out what the storyline actually was, and the only conclusion I have come to is that there isn't one. I do like Clive Owen, and he's probably the only reason I watched thus far - him and the hope that it would actually get interesting at some point. OK, a few funny pieces of dialog along the way, but other than that, I could see nothing interesting about this movie, let alone thrilling.