The Good Liar (2019).
Director: Bill Condon. (15)
Thriller/suspense/film noir
Rating: 4/5 Very good lots to enjoy
Synopsis
Estelle (Helen Mirren) is a mature woman who has been a widow for the past year. Going out on a limb she starts online dating.
She meets Roy (Ian McKellen) and the two hit it off so she confides her real name is Betty and the two start to seriously date each other, much to the consternation of her disapproving grandson (Russell Tovey).
But Roy is a con man who is after her considerable life savings, aided by his wingman Vince (Jim Carter).
But what other secrets is Roy – and for that matter Betty – hiding?
Review by @Reelreviewer
Incredibly, this is only the second time Ian McKellen and Helen Mirren have ever acted together and the first time ever on film or TV.
They certainly make the most of it and strike sparks off each throughout the twists and turns in the script, merrily batting away the red herrings that strewn their paths.
Mirren - otherwise absolutely fine in her role - never quite convinces as the 'beige babe' at the mercy of McKellan's Machiavellian machinations.
But McKellen, as the dyed-in-the-wool, Droopy Dog faced, Dick Dastardly character is a joy from start to finish. He makes you enjoy the moves he makes on Mirren as a dreadfully delightful devil.
For more, read the full review: bit.ly/GoodLiar2019
Cast & credits
1hr 49mins/109mins.
BRON Studios/Creative Wealth Media Finance/New Line Cinema/Warner Bros. (15)
Producers: Bill Condon, Greg Yolen.
Writer: Jeffrey Hatcher.
Camera: Tobias A. Schliessler.
Music: Carter Burwell.
Sets: John Stevenson.
Helen Mirren, Ian McKellen, Russell Tovey, Jóhannes Haukur Jóhannesson, Jim Carter, Mark Lewis Jones, Lily Dodsworth-Evans, Phil Dunster, Michaelk Culkin, Laurie Davidson.
Image: Warner Bros
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