Duplicity was supposed to be a surefire hit at the box office, but it failed to ignite. It stars a woman who’s a perennial favorite (the adorable Julia Roberts) and a man who can act and looks great in pretty much any part he plays (the gorgeous Clive Owen), and yet the end result is underwhelming.
The plot: two rival companies engage in industrial espionage to gain the upper hand in the marketplace. Roberts and Owen are involved in the spy games and try to play some of their own at the expense of everyone else.
Roberts and Owen are a good pairing in roles that require a lot of on screen chemistry. They certainly bring that and more for our pleasure, and they are flanked by two very good supporting actors, Tom Wilkinson and Paul Giamatti.
The script is quite good as well, piling on twist after twist, and developing believable characters who utter reasonable lines. And yet, like I said, the final product lacks something that would make it really pop, hence the lukewarm review.
Would I recommend this movie? Sure, to all the fans of either star or to the fans of the genre, because I basically liked it, but it’s still only an average movie.
Grade: 6
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