"...This Isn't A Negotiation..." – Deception on
BLU RAY
Mild-mannered accountant Jonathan McQuarry (Ewan McGregor)
sits alone at his laptop in the plush boardroom of yet another New York
high-rise mega-company doing employee audits. It’s 10:30 pm and he’s still
working.
From out of nowhere – Jonathan is joined by the handsome and
very slick Wyatt Bose (Hugh Jackman) – a lawyer who is clearly living a life
poor McQuarry could only dream of. Bose feels sorry for the sad number cruncher
- stays for a chat that soon becomes a shared spliff – joking about life (or the
lack of it) as they watch the city go by on the streets down below. Next thing
you know they’re playing tennis together – Jonathan sees Wyatt’s fabulous
apartment – his uber babe lifestyle in city bars – his equally well-heeled work
colleagues…
Then by accident at lunch in the park one afternoon –
Jonathan mixes up his mobile with Wyatt’s – and that night while Wyatt is in
London closing a business deal – he get’s a phonecall from a sexy female
executive voice asking if "...he’s free tonight?" Jonathan soon works
out that playboy Wyatt is part of a group of sex connoisseurs – powerful people
enjoying anonymity and physical liaisons in plush hotels around New York
because they’re on "The List". He takes a chance and soon he’s
engaging in hot passion with gorgeous corporate women on "The List"
who would never have looked at him twice.
But then one night in yet another hotel room - in walks a
blonde girl he saw on the subway that he really liked (Michelle Williams) – and
an immediate spark is lit between them. He doesn't want her to take clothes off
- but talk - like normal human beings. But just as the relationships is moving
away from call girl to partner – he wakes up in yet another strange room with
one too many drinks taken and her naked body is missing – replaced with
bloodied sheets. Then Wyatt suddenly turns up and he’s not the nice guy he once
seemed. And on top of corporate blackmail - the woman Jonathan now loves - is
in danger from this oily confidence man…
Directed by Marcel Laggenegger in 2008 - Mark Bomback’s
razor-sharp script is brilliant – twisting and turning and constantly leading
you astray. It’s helped by a trio of superbly chosen actors – McGregor as the
put upon nobody who must become a somebody – Jackman as the smiling beguiling snake
who knows how to press the emotional buttons in suckers – and Michelle Williams
as the reluctant participant – caught up in something that gets out of hand –
even murderous…
The BLU RAY picture quality is top notch – beautifully
filmed to give it that silver-suit office slickness (Aspect Ratio 2.40:1).
Extras include a feature length Commentary with the Director, a Making Of
called “Exposing The Deception”, Deleted Scenes and a feature on the various
nightclubs called “Club Sexy”. Audio is English 5.1 DTS and English 2.0 Dolby
Digital - while the lone Subtitle is English SDH.
"Deception" on BLU RAY is a superb thriller with
brains, cool, sexiness and angles you didn’t see coming. Play the game with
this one…
