Where the Truth Lies

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Where the Truth Lies

R,

2005,

1h 48m,

Drama

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41%

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An ambitious reporter (Alison Lohman) probes the reasons behind the sudden split of a 1950s comedy team (Kevin Bacon, Colin Firth).

Critics Consensus

The belabored noir plotting feels unbelievable, thus removing any sense of suspense. Also, Lohman is badly miscast.

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Andrew Sarris

Observer

Feb 2, 2006

The solution to the 'mystery' ... becomes anticlimactic.

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Marjorie Baumgarten

Austin Chronicle

Dec 6, 2005

1.5/5

A sodden, humorless mess full of lifeless performances (except for Lohman, whose work is just bad), purposeless convolutions, and lethargic pacing.

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Matthew Leyland

BBC.com

Dec 6, 2005

3/5

An awkward marriage of smut and smarts that teases on every level but doesn't quite satisfy.

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Fernando F. Croce

CinePassion

Sep 1, 2009

A metaphysical whodunit

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Cole Smithey

ColeSmithey.com

Apr 19, 2009

A-

Egoyan employs a keen sense of mise en scene to capture an atmosphere of '50s and '60s showbiz excess that percolates beneath the story of flawed people making tragic mistakes.

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Brian Marder

Hollywood.com

Nov 20, 2008

3/5

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Rey R

Jan 20, 2019

1.20.19 dvd @ home w/Sh & J

Hermione W

Sep 26, 2018

This got my head spinning about half way through as the plot was to heavy even Poirot would have trouble working it all out. I stuck with it and there was a little twist at the end with Alison Lohman playing Miss Marples. Odd scene with Colin Firth trying to enter Kevin Bacons rear passage in a weird threesome. Bacon didn't like that. I read Alison Lohman took some stick for her performance but she was fine. It passed me by , I forgot this soon after watching. What were that duo Firth and Bacon? Like Ant and Dec? I dunno really.

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Harry S

Sep 10, 2017

Could have been better without the flat, uninspired performance of Alison Lohman. A decent whodunnit that was worth sitting thru for the twist ending. Irony in the title, it becomes apparent.

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Hagrid W

Mar 13, 2017

Potentially "exciting" for repressed US audiences, but thoroughly dull for the rest of the world. I didn't care about any of the self-indulgent characters or what happened to them. Didn't even care about the blackmailing "victim". Waste of time.

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Hagrid R

Nov 30, 2010

Although this unremarkable film noir has good pacing and sometimes even seems carefully elaborated, the story is not really compelling or interesting, so you will probably not even remember it after seeing it.

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Atom Egoyan

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Kevin Bacon

Lanny Morris

Colin Firth

Vince Collins

Alison Lohman

Karen O'Connor

Rachel Blanchard

Maureen O'Flaherty

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Synopsis

An ambitious reporter (Alison Lohman) probes the reasons behind the sudden split of a 1950s comedy team (Kevin Bacon, Colin Firth).

Director: Atom Egoyan
Producer: Robert Lantos
Screenwriter: Atom Egoyan
Production Co: Ego Film Arts, Serendipity Point Films
Rating: R
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 1, 2012
Box Office (Gross USA): $871.5K
Runtime: 1h 48m

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