Deception (2008 film)

Deception
Deception
Directed by	Marcel Langenegger
Written by	Mark Bomback
Produced by	Robbie Brenner; David Bushell; Christopher Eberts; Hugh Jackman; John Palermo; Arnold Rifkin
Starring	Hugh Jackman; Ewan McGregor; Michelle Williams
Cinematography	Dante Spinotti
Edited by	Douglas Crise; Christian Wagner
Music by	Ramin Djawadi
Production; company	Media Rights Capital
Distributed by	20th Century Fox
Release date	April 25, 2008;
Running time	108 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$25 million
Box office	$17,741,298

Deception is a 2008 American crime thriller film directed by Marcel Langenegger and written by Mark Bomback. It stars Hugh Jackman, Ewan McGregor, and Michelle Williams. The film was released on April 25, 2008 in the United States.

Cast

Hugh Jackman as Jamie Getz/Wyatt Bose
Ewan McGregor as Jonathan McQuarry
Michelle Williams as "S"
Maggie Q as Tina
Lisa Gay Hamilton as Detective J. Russo
Natasha Henstridge as Simone Wilkinson
Charlotte Rampling as Wall Street Belle
Javier Godino as Spanish Bank Manager

Reception

Critical reception

The film received substantially negative reviews from critics. Review aggregator site Rotten Tomatoes reported that 14% of critics gave the film positive reviews, based on 96 reviews – with the consensus that the film is "a middling, predictable potboiler with mediocre dialogue and ludicrous plot twists."^[1] Metacritic reported the film had an average score of 31 out of 100, based on 23 reviews.^[2]

Box office

In its opening weekend, the film grossed $2.3 million in 2,001 theaters in the United States and Canada, averaging only $1,155 per theater and ranking #10 at the box office.^[3] As of September 22, 2009, the film has grossed $4,598,506 in the United States and Canada while grossing $13,114,439 in foreign countries adding to a total of $17,712,945.

References

^ "Deception Movie Reviews, Pictures – Rotten Tomatoes". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved June 20, 2010.
^ "Deception (2008): Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved April 27, 2008.
^ "Deception (2008) (2008) – Weekend Box Office Results". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved April 29, 2008.

External links

[1] "Deception Movie Reviews, Pictures – Rotten Tomatoes". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved June 20, 2010.

[2] "Deception (2008): Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved April 27, 2008.

[3] "Deception (2008) (2008) – Weekend Box Office Results". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved April 29, 2008.

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