![]() ![]() ![]() Overall this isn't a must see but it is worth checking out if you are a fan of the genre. There are plenty of twists, perhaps a few too many, as it turns out much of what characters and the viewer think is true turns to be a deception. Ben Affleck is solid as Rudy, Charlize Theron is suitably sexy as Ashley and Gary Sinise is delightfully over-the-top as Gabriel. The story itself is rather far-fetched but as it moves at a decent pace that isn't a huge problem. There is plenty of solid action, a real sense of danger and more twists than I expected. This film, retitled 'Deception' here in the UK, opens well with a shot of a number of people in Santa costumes lying dead in the snow before jumping back six days to show us what led up to this scene. He will have to think fast if he is to survive especially after he learns so surprising facts. Rudy knows a few details that Nick had mentioned but not enough to confidently commit the robbery. the problem is he expects 'Nick' to help him and his gang rob the casino he'd worked in. Rudy's luck doesn't last long it turns out Ashley's psychotic brother, Gabriel, has learnt of her relationship with Nick. On his release Rudy goes up to Ashley, who hasn't seen Nick, and takes his cellmate's place. Then Nick is stabbed and apparently killed during a riot. Rudy Duncan and Nick Cassidy are cellmates who are both due to be released in a couple of days Rudy talks of getting out and having a mug of hot chocolate while Nick talks of meeting up with his pen pal girlfriend, Ashley. ![]()
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