Wednesday, November 20, 2019

The Good Liar: Not good enough

Even the dream team of Helen Mirren and Ian McKellen couldn't make a winner of this mediocre battle-of-the-sexes movie.

Gal meets guy on an Internet dating site so a bit of obfuscation is expected on both their parts. Soon it becomes apparent that he's not at all what he presents to her. And what about her? Are we to believe she's a gullible, vulnerable widow? Of course not. But what is she?

To the movie's credit, the truth is revealed at the end. Too bad some clues weren't sprinkled throughout the film that would have elicited an Aha moment. Instead the tacked on ending made the Movie Slut scream " No fair."

Still The Good Liar, isn't all bad. It does have Mirren and McKellen. Enough reason to buy a ticket, especially on $6 Tuesday.

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