Movie-Duplicity

Duplicity (2009) is the kind of spy movie where it is hard to keep track of the twists and turns, to the point of being unsure if it all makes sense. But you have a blast along the way, mainly because of the two stars, Julia Roberts and Clive Owen. With Paul Giamatti and Tom Wilkinson both in supporting roles, this cast is about as good as it can get.

Roberts and Owen have good chemistry together, both for love, and for spy vs spy antics. It takes awhile in the flick to know whether they are working together or against each other, and you wonder sometimes if even if their characters are sure of this. They are involved in corporate espionage, seemingly on opposite sides, Roberts working for Wilkinson's corporation and Owen working for Giamatti's.

The twists and turns remind me a bit of a modern age "The Sting," pitting allies in a dance of intrigue that seemingly puts them at odds with one another---but they are prepared for this---or are they? The ending was a surprise, but made me laugh.

Duplicity is fun, but I think there are a couple of twists they could have left out, just so we could ALMOST follow the plot. Roberts and Owens are REALLY good together, and I would like to see them paired in another movie in the future.