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Okay, this adaptation of Oscar Wilde's play has a fabulous cast who all
act brilliantly and make this a witty, sly, clever, charming, hilarious,
and wickedly delightful comedy/drama of errors. But honestly, I have to
say that it is dashing Rupert Everett in the pivotal part of Lord Goring
who simply runs away with film, taking all the best lines with him. It
is the story of a man in Parliament who is caught betwixt a woman, who
holds a piece of his past against him, his wife, who believes him a man
of honor who can do no wrong, and his position, which requires him to
denounce a proposal at the risk of losing everything he has. To make
matters more complicated, everyone has ties and relationships with
everyone else, and thus begins the story of secrets, lies, blackmail,
bets, friendship, love, romance, and idealism. Oscar Wilde was a
brilliantly clever writer, and there is nothing more rewarding than
seeing his work performed by a cast that so perfectly captures the
nuances of every wry joke and subtle sarcasm. Bravo!
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This dark and intelligent crime thriller traces the path of two men,
each living a lie. In their youth they were deliberately placed
undercover. One man secretly works for a crime boss while entering the
police academy and advancing himself up to detective. The other,
apparently kicked out of the academy, enters into a life of crime and
begins to move up along the thug ladder, secretly still working for the
police. Ten years later, their paths finally cross again in a case
where the undercover cop is working for the same crime lord the fake
officer is trying to protect. A twisted film about each man working at
cross-purposes, trying to determine the identify of the other, their
lives intersecting with dramatic and unexpected results.
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