Duplicity

to many the film may be too clever for its own good.....Considering this is more of a dialog driven track than heavily action laden, the lossless audio serves the film well in its front anchored performance.....Duplicity is an enjoyable, yet mostly frivolous, take on the spy genre with some romantic comedy thrown in for good measure.....Ray lays down his best pickup lines resulting in a sexual tryst mingled with some counter-intelligence.... ... Full Review

Duplicity is a great film....Julia Roberts and Clive Owen give great performances but the film just does not give them enough latitude to strut their stuff as much as they could..... ... Full Review

supposedly had a new formula for baldness.Duplicity is a great film....The film is a bit confusing at times as you have to look deeper into who is trying to con who.... ... Full Review

The allure of this romance caper starring Julia Roberts and Clive Owens would be smart and sexy enough without laying on the gild.....W hile "Duplicity" starts brilliantly, this tale of industrial espionage erodes under the pressure of its own conceit..... ... Full Review

But the beauty of Duplicity , the second film from writer-director Tony Gilroy ( Michael Clayton ), is the speed and dexterity with which the complicated story unfolds.....The film only seems confusing if you're not paying attention.....Gilroy and his brother John (who served as editor and co-producer) deliver an illuminating and informative commentary track recorded shortly before the film's release....they never talk about the disappointing public reception of the movie.....Gilroy says part of what makes ... Full Review

Universal's Blu-ray of the funny, smart romantic thriller Duplicity is the razor sharp transfer one expects of a new film release.....Duplicity doesn't lack for smarts or wit.....Gilroy's Duplicity isn't quite that elegant....Duplicity doesn't play to dummies or to people who want movies to spoon-feed them narrative pabulum....funniest thriller so far this year is Tony Gilroy's Duplicity , a terrific film for fans of complicated spy pictures..... ... Full Review

Monday July 27 2009 by Emily Garnham for Express.co.uk TOUTED as a smart and sexy spy comedy Duplicity is neither....Clive Owen and Julia Roberts are reunited after memorable performances in Oscar-nominated 2004 movie Closer..... ... Full Review

Yet the Oscar-winning actress looks tired in certain scenes....A convoluted tale of corporate spies, double-dealing and, most of all, greed, the globetrotting Duplicity wants to be breezy entertainment..... ... Full Review

Actors seem to enjoy playing spies.....in reality, thriller and romance are constantly vying for supremacy....uses more of the best actors in the world with a deft hand.....fortunately, Clive Owen does everything well, all the time, so it works..... ... Full Review

Gilroy also makes shrewd use of Julia Roberts, an actress who (to me, anyway) always seemed a little cold....I love that the plot revolves around a mysterious, earth-shattering product....I love that Gilroy hired Robert Elswit, Paul Thomas Anderson's regular cinematographer, to shoot the picture -.... ... Full Review