Review for "Where the Truth Lies"

Atom Egoyan is hit and miss, but when hes on it, he is definitely on it. I, personally, think he can do no wrong and I love all his films. I feel that everything he does leaves a mark on the audience. Other people tend to regard his films as slow and pretentious. If you look at "The Sweet Hereafter", as as slow it may be, theirs still no denying it is perfect cinema. His movies have a remarkle way of leaving you speechless. "Where the Truth Lies" is no excpetion, the style let alone is rivaled to BRain De Palma. Its like a Atom Egoyan film directed by Brian De Palma. Even he out De Palma'd De Palma. I don't think De Palma films just erotically entertaining and overwrought in style, there's still a lot of substance in his eary work form late 70's to 80's and early 90's. Its like Egoyan extends that view and makes it far more entertaining, sexier and intriguing. With that notion, it goes the same with "Where the Truth Lies". The story of a Martin and Lewis comic duo played by Kevin Bacon and Colin Firth who are in tales sex, lies and intrigue. Sounds like a tagline to a soft-core porn, but for some reason Egoyan seems to be working in that ground and extending into well crafted piece entertaing fare. Egoyan takes on many themes in his films, but this by far his entertaining. The comic duo do telethons to raise money for kids with handicaps, and Kevin BAcon really carries that Jerry Lewis persona, same with Egoyan capturing that era. But what lies underneath their personas lies a past which a sexy young bellhop was murdered under Bacon and Firth's character care. ALsion Lohman plays a woman reporter out to find out out what happened on that very night. She will also be ina web of deceit and all multi-layered fabrications. All I can say that the result was due with lobsters. Kinky! Alison Lohman does a terrible job, but shes cute. As shallow that may be, she still carries the interest of the film. She also has a lesbian scene that is shot so awesome, that it made stood up and clap in the theatres. The whole feels like an Martin and Lewis one hour special with the interior of a Brian De Palma film and the feel of a Raymond Chandler thriller. That's all movie jumbo, its a very entertaining film that will amke you watch more than once(for the sex scenes) but really for the story and style! Check it out!