Liar
LIAR (aka DECEIVER) (18)
D: Jonás Pate & Joshua Pate
MDP (Peter Glatzer)
US 1997
102 mins
Thriller/Mystery
W: Jonás Pate & Joshua Pate
DP: Bill Butler
Ed: Dan Lebental
Mus: Harry Gregson-Williams
Tim Roth (James Walter Wayland), Michael Rooker (Det. Edward
Kennesaw), Chris Penn (Det. Philip Braxton), Renee Zellweger (Elizabeth)
Cops Michael Rooker & Chris Penn interview Tim Roth to
discover whether or not he murdered prostitute Renee Zellweger.
The twisty plot plays on being elaborate and the performances
are on par, but what truly makes this a worthwhile watch is Bill Butler's dizzying camerawork.
A
decent debut from a pair of filmmaking brothers.
The film is also known by the title Deceiver, to differentiate
it from the Jim Carrey film Liar, Liar (qv) also released in 1997, with a vastly different premise.
6/10
