Who´s in it?
Julia Roberts, Clive Owen, Tom Wilkinson, Paul Giamatti

What´s the plot?
Spy thriller starring Julia Roberts and Clive Owen - two ex-government agents who now work for rival multinational corporations.As they each attempt to secure a formula for a product that will bring their organisations untold wealth, nothing is out of bounds. But, as the stakes get higher and the chase intensifies, their missions become compromised when the agents fall in love. If you liked ‘Ocean’s Eleven’ and ‘The Bourne Ultimatum’ you’ll love ‘Duplicity’.‘Duplicity’ – showing at your local cinema

BBFC Consumer Advice
Contains one use of strong language and moderate sex references.
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Not a film for those who do not want to concentrate on the many sub plots and flashbacks, after the first 15 minutes I thought I was in for a boring time but as the film progressed I got more determined to work out the plot and to try and see were it was going, I think the producers have made this film to complicated for most and that is why it gets poor reviews, when in fact it is well written and brilliant in many ways, I think it is a case of trying to be to smart with the audience and falling short in the effort, I would have thought if you are not prepared to think it all through as you watch the film then you are in for a long mind numbing slog, I stayed with it till the end then had to go off to the pub to get over the effort :-)

Rubbish

Initially when I read the reviews from people on this website and film critics which were very negative I was apprehensive about seeing Duplicity despite the fact I like Roberts and Owen as actors as his acting was excellent in the great film The International late last year.

After seeing this I can understand those reviewers who gave this a one star. This was a complex film that becomes too clever for it's own good of who is double crossing who.
With the narrative so disjointed I could discern very little of the plot when it kept going back in time though I knew about the part about wanting to make money from the formula.

There were parts I was getting bored and it is a hard slog but the acting and chemistry between Owen and Roberts kept me watching just. It was good acting and there were interesting moments of chemistry which came from a decent script which in parts was clever but other times when it came to the plot, not.
When the two were playing games with each other there were some moments of comic relief as Owen and Roberts plays a professional detachment at times when sparring with each other.

Though the acting and chemistry were good enough, it could have been better, but this film wasn't bad and even though the plot falls flat of itself. I think it's worth seeing for the acting.