That Oldboy ending still has me shook 17 years later.

The truth shall set you free.

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It might not break the mold, but there's a depth and undercurrent of darkness to the exquisitely-acted Good Liar that makes it electrifying to watch.

One of the reasons I really like Bill Condon’s new movie The Good Liar is that it’s a movie for adults. It’s not going to spawn a franchise. There’s no merchandise to buy. It’s not about the ancillary revenue streams; it’s about this story, and it’s a damn good one. Condon has entrusted his con artist movie to living legends Helen Mirren and Ian McKellen, and that’s more than good enough to make for a compelling thriller that also has something interesting to say about who’s allowed to forget and who …

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This week we get a racing story, a female action reboot, and a psychological thriller.

One of my top-ten most anticipated films of the fall is New Line's The Good Liar, which pairs acting legends Ian McKellen and Helen Mirren for the first time together on the big screen. I just love this kind of twist-filled movie, where you're never quite sure who is playing whom. Either way, it's clear that these two lost souls deserve each other. McKellen plays Roy Courtnay, a career con artist who can hardly believe his luck when he meets well-to-do widow Betty McLeish (Mirren) online. As Betty opens her home and life …

One of my top-ten most anticipated films of the fall is New Line's The Good Liar, which pairs acting legends Ian McKellen and Helen Mirren for the first time together on the big screen. I just love this kind of twist-filled movie, where you're never quite sure who is playing whom. Either way, it's clear that these two lost souls deserve each other. McKellen plays Roy Courtnay, a career con artist who can hardly believe his luck when he meets well-to-do widow Betty McLeish (Mirren) online. As Betty opens her home and life …

Ian McKellen plays a seasoned con artist whose latest mark (Helen Mirren) might be more than she seems in the new trailer for The Good Liar.

Warner Bros. has released the first trailer for The Good Liar. Bill Condon’s upcoming film stars Ian McKellen as a lifelong con artist who starts to woo a wealthy widow (Helen Mirren), but as he starts to develop genuine feelings for her, his world begins to spiral out of control. While I’m not a die-hard Bill Condon fan, his collaborations with McKellen tend to be pretty special when McKellen has a leading role (when he doesn’t, you get Beauty and the Beast). McKellen rarely gets leading roles, and that’s a shame because you can see …