This first feature film collaboration for British stage and screen legends Ian McKellen and Helen Mirren is set in London 2009. Estelle and Brian, two elderly widowers, connect on a dating website. On the first date, both confess that they have not given their real names. Ian McKellen and Mirren, two British legends of acting, star in this dramatic thriller in which Roy Courtnay, an accomplished swindler, targets the wealthy woman and recently widowed Betty McLeish. So, career con artist Roy Courtnay (Sir Ian McKellen) can hardly believe his luck when he meets well-to-do widow Betty McLeish (Dame Helen Mirren) on-line. As Betty opens her home and life to him, Roy is surprised to find himself caring about her, turning what should be a cut-and-dry swindle into the most treacherous tightrope walk of his life. In gaining Betty's confidence, Roy believes he has one thing going against him and one thing going for him. The former is Betty's suspicious grandson, graduate student Stephen (Russell Tovey), who is writing his dissertation on Albert Speer and who seems to be looking out for his grandmother in not trusting Roy on any little thing. Read between the lies !.
A good thriller with suspense, tension, intrigue, twists and turns. What starts out as a simple scam becomes more and more complicated becoming a dangerous cat and mouse game with the ultimate stakes. Dame Helen Mirren and Sir Ian McKellen star together for the first time in a movie and both of whom give sensational performances. Cleverly written by screenwriter Jeffrey Hatcher who previously wrote Mr. Holmes (2015). The director and screenwriter Bill Condon had already directed McKellen in 'Gods and Monsters' (with which he won the Oscar for best screenplay) and 'Mr Holmes' and he is the director and adapter of this rendition of the bestseller "The Good Liar" by Nicholas Searle. The great duo of protagonists are well accompanied by a competent supporting cast, such as: Russell Tovey, Jim Carter, Mark Lewis Jones, Jóhannes Jóhannesson, among others.
The motion picture was well directed by Bill Condon. He is good writer and filmmaker who has achieved some successes. Directed two films where Ian McKellen played with two actresses he had previously co-starred in different stage productions of August Strindberg's "Dance of Death", both of them directed by Sean Mathias: Mr. Holmes (2015) with Frances de la Tour and The Good Liar (2019) with Mirren. Bill Condon has directed notable films, such as: Mr. Holmes (2015) , Dreamgirls (2006) , Gods and monsters (1998) , Kinsey (2004) and Beauty and the Beast (2017). This God Liar (2019) marks the fourth collaboration between writer and director Bill Condon and Sir Ian McKellen, after Gods and Monsters (1998), Mr. Holmes (2015), and Beauty and the beast (2017). Rating: 6.5/10. Better than average. Not a complicated movie , but clever , enjoyable and warm.
A good thriller with suspense, tension, intrigue, twists and turns. What starts out as a simple scam becomes more and more complicated becoming a dangerous cat and mouse game with the ultimate stakes. Dame Helen Mirren and Sir Ian McKellen star together for the first time in a movie and both of whom give sensational performances. Cleverly written by screenwriter Jeffrey Hatcher who previously wrote Mr. Holmes (2015). The director and screenwriter Bill Condon had already directed McKellen in 'Gods and Monsters' (with which he won the Oscar for best screenplay) and 'Mr Holmes' and he is the director and adapter of this rendition of the bestseller "The Good Liar" by Nicholas Searle. The great duo of protagonists are well accompanied by a competent supporting cast, such as: Russell Tovey, Jim Carter, Mark Lewis Jones, Jóhannes Jóhannesson, among others.
The motion picture was well directed by Bill Condon. He is good writer and filmmaker who has achieved some successes. Directed two films where Ian McKellen played with two actresses he had previously co-starred in different stage productions of August Strindberg's "Dance of Death", both of them directed by Sean Mathias: Mr. Holmes (2015) with Frances de la Tour and The Good Liar (2019) with Mirren. Bill Condon has directed notable films, such as: Mr. Holmes (2015) , Dreamgirls (2006) , Gods and monsters (1998) , Kinsey (2004) and Beauty and the Beast (2017). This God Liar (2019) marks the fourth collaboration between writer and director Bill Condon and Sir Ian McKellen, after Gods and Monsters (1998), Mr. Holmes (2015), and Beauty and the beast (2017). Rating: 6.5/10. Better than average. Not a complicated movie , but clever , enjoyable and warm.