Metacritic Movie Ratings
Deception Reviews

A sample of reviews from critics across the country.

• 50

  out of 100

  USA TodayClaudia Puig

  Deception is not the cool, noirish thriller it tries to be. Despite a cast that includes double-crossers Hugh Jackman and Ewan McGregor and Michelle Williams caught in the middle, the film is a yawn.

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• 40

  out of 100

  VarietyBrian Lowry

  Strip out Deception's fleeting nudity and what's left is a throwback to "B" movie days -- a thin thriller, burdened by clunky dialogue and prone to telegraphing its twists.

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• 40

  out of 100

  The Hollywood ReporterKirk Honeycutt

  Why Hugh Jackman was so excited by Mark Bomback's script to star and produce the film is as big a mystery as why such talents-on-a-roll as Ewan McGregor and Michelle Williams joined the cast.

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• 30

  out of 100

  Los Angeles Times

  Deception would be laughably bad if it weren't so rotely inert.

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• 30

  out of 100

  The New York TimesManohla Dargis

  A would-be erotic thriller with no heat and zero chills, Deception has the kind of glassy, glossy sheen and risible story that mean to suggest "Basic Instinct" but instead invoke lesser laughers like "Jade" and "Sliver."

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• 25

  out of 100

  Entertainment WeeklyLisa Schwarzbaum

  Everything is wrong pretty much from the start of this misbegotten adventure.

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