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Two ex-government agents turned rival industrial spies have to be at the top of their game when one of their companies prepares to launch a major product. These funny plot summaries are a new Twitter trend called 'Explain a film plot badly,' and though it does no justice to the film, it's absolutely hilarious! By Brian D. Renner Nov. 26, 2009. Who's Involved: Paul Giamatti, Tom Wilkinson, Tony Gilroy, Julia Roberts, Billy Bob Thornton, Clive Owen, Jennifer Fox, Laura Bickford. All the money they hope to steal, added together, wouldn't amount to an annual bonus for one of the bankruptcy masterminds. The film tries to tell a plot full of misdirections, double crosses and spy fun. Both are experienced in double-dealing and despite their romantic connection and plans to escape with new identities once this operation is complete, neither is entirely free of the other's suspicion. I don't understand why Wall Street executives deserve millions, but I can see why these two might. [10], In his review for The New York Times, A. O. Scott praised Julia Roberts' performance: "Ms. Roberts has almost entirely left behind the coltish, America's-sweetheart mannerisms, except when she uses them strategically, to disarm or confuse. [4] It had its world premiere on March 11, 2009 at London's Leicester Square. Duplicity (2009) Plot Summary (2) Two ex-government agents turned rival industrial spies have to be at the top of their game when one of their companies prepares to launch a major product. Directed by Tony Gilroy, the film follows the story of corporate spies who partner up for the con project of the century. It seems she had been on a mission and is stealing some important documents from him. Duplicity has the potential to be an very fun thriller thanks to great chemistry between Julia Roberts and Clive Owen, but the plot prevents the film from being anything memorable. Just click the "Edit page" button at the bottom of the page or learn more in the Synopsis submission guide. I can only go with my gut feeling: that Mr. Gilroy has outsmarted himself by pulling too many switches in his narrative. Directed by Tony Gilroy. As of June 2020[update], the film holds a 65% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes, based on 187 reviews with an average rating of 6.33/10. [11], Sukhdev Sandhu, in his review for The Daily Telegraph, wrote, "Duplicity is really all about Roberts and Owen. Duplicity is a 2009 American romantic crime comedy film written and directed by Tony Gilroy, and starring Julia Roberts and Clive Owen. Duplicity is a 2009 American romantic crime comedy film written and directed by Tony Gilroy, and starring Julia Roberts and Clive Owen. First when they re-meet in Rome--this time they're saying it spontaneously. Flashbacks fill us in: is it coincidence that he sees her in Grand Central? Scroll down below to check our compilation of the best (or worst) movie descriptions, and if these are not enough for you, you can find more on Plot Keywords Ray (Clive Owen) walks up to Claire (Julia Roberts) and says he noticed they had been checking each other out. Synopsis This isn't a two-hander; Gilroy uses his supporting cast for key roles. Aware that Ray's new employer will be spying on him to assess his loyalty, he and Claire first practice how they will pretend to be meeting in New York for the first time since Dubai, reprising much of the dialog of their actual encounter in Rome. Secure the formula for a product that will bring a fortune to the company that patents it first. The film was co-produced and directed by Harold Ramis. Runtime: N/A . Mill Creek Entertainment re-released the Blu-ray on September 17, 2019 and also included the DVD version in the Romance 4 Pack collection that will be released on September 15, 2020, "Julia & Clive - Duplicity World Premiere", "Tony Gilroy's (Heretofore Unseen) Expert Light Touch in, "Effervescent Espionage With Two Irresistible Forces", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Duplicity_(film)&oldid=974748381, Articles containing potentially dated statements from June 2020, All articles containing potentially dated statements, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 24 August 2020, at 19:51. Plot Keywords —Eliot. That, and admiring the awesome technology that goes into corporate espionage. Claire and Ray, working as mole and handler, reprise the dialog yet again and, as they anticipated, Ray's employer is listening in and is persuaded that Ray is loyal. Roberts is amusingly inscrutable as she listens. After exploring possibilities over several months, including companies vying for the market in double-crust pizza, they settle on cosmetics and personal hygiene. Filming locations included Paradise Island in the Bahamas for the casino shots, New York City including the West Village (Manhattan), Trafalgar Square in London and outside the Pantheon in Rome. We then cut to several shots of a drugged Ray lying on his bed while Claire searches his room and checks his pulse. Or, is one playing the other. Knowing all the tricks, they know the other one knows them, too. Duplicity Official stills & photos 7 more . At stake: The formula for a top-secret formula that, when revealed, does indeed seem to be worth the high-tech games being played to steal and protect it. Synopsis; Movie Reviews; More. Powered by JustWatch Julia Roberts and Clive Owen generate fierce electricity in "Duplicity," but we (and they) don't know if it's romantic or wicked. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing Duplicity near you. They're Claire and Ray, government spies (she CIA, he MI6) who meet on assignment in Dubai; she sleeps with him, then steals his secret documents. That's fun, but it deprives Roberts of her most winning note, which is lovability. In one instance, the same dialog is recapitulated, but the words that are spoken in chronological sequence in Rome, a hotel room, and a bar, are presented in a different sequence: the bar, Rome, the hotel room. Five years ago. Burkett & Randle CEO Howard Tully (Tom Wilkinson) decides to keep Claire in her job, even though she is a mole, and to manipulate her in his rivalry with Equikrom. [9], Entertainment Weekly gave the film a "B" rating; Lisa Schwarzbaum wrote, "Gilroy counts on a Thin Man-style undercurrent of sexual sparring to sustain our interest in two scheming corporate operatives despite the fact that nothing much else is going on". | [12] However, not all reviews were positive; Peter Travers of Rolling Stone gave the film two and a half stars out of four and said "Gilroy and his stars make it elegant fun to be fooled, but they sure as hell make you work for it. A look at the Duplicity behind-the-scenes crew and production team. Claire insists she had not been, but she ends up going back to his hotel room with him.

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