Deceiver (1997)

User Rating:

6.5/10   

Directors:

Jonas Pate
Josh Pate

Writers:

Jonas Pate (written by)
Josh Pate (written by)

Release Date:

30 January 1998 (USA)

Genre:

Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller

Tagline:

There are two sides to every lie.

Plot:

Textile company heir Wayland is accused of murder of a prostitute named Elizabeth, whose body was found cut in two in the park...

Plot Keywords:

Murder | Compulsive Liar | Liar | Humiliation | Psycho Sexual

Awards:

3 wins

Cast

Chris Penn	...	Detective Phillip Braxton
Ellen Burstyn	...	Mook
Tim Roth	...	James Walter Wayland
Renée Zellweger	...	Elizabeth
Michael Rooker	...	Detective Edward Kennesaw
Rosanna Arquette	...	Mrs. Kennesaw
Don Winston	...	Warren
Michael Parks	...	Dr. Banyard
Mark Damon	...	Wayland's Father
J.C. Quinn	...	Priest
Jody Wilhelm	...	Mrs. Wayland
Ocie Pouncie	...	Boogie
Bob Hungerford	...	Jebby
Genevieve Butler	...	Mary Kennesaw
Chelsea Butler	...	Chelsea Kennesaw

Also Known As:

Liar (UK)

MPAA:

Rated R for violence, language and some sexual content.

Runtime:

106 min | Germany:93 min (TV version)

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Spanish

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby SR

Certification:

Iceland:16 | Netherlands:12 (re-rating) | Philippines:PG-13 | Argentina:16 | Australia:MA | Belgium:KNT | Brazil:18 | Chile:18 | France:U | Netherlands:16 | Peru:18 | South Korea:18 | Spain:18 | Switzerland:16 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:16 (canton of Vaud) | UK:18 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Charleston, South Carolina, USA

Company:

MDP Worldwide

the very complicated plot

This film is one of the very best and very heaviest criminal thrillers I've ever seen. The screenplay is full of twists and turns so even if you watch with much attention you'll have no clue till the end. And in the end the film makes his final turn that amazed me because I've missed some important details - thanks to those who explained it here.

Tim Roth is fantastic as James Walter Wayland, it is HIS role with all its contempt, psychotic mind twists and bizarre behaviour. He takes the cops for Untermenschen and, though really being in a very bad and vulnerable position, fools them throughout the movie. The other cast does the job good too.

A must-have for every Roth fan and may be interesting to those who dislike Renee Zellweger - she is quite good in The Deceiver.