Review of The Hoax (2006) by Evan W — 09 Dec 2007
One of those rare films whose balance of humor and drama, success and failure, god and bad, is never too much. Though the performance given be Gere was exceptional and appropriate in its many layered nature, he is bested in many of the scenes by Alfred Molina.
More people may know him for Doc Ock in Spider Man, but here, he was comical, and serious, sad and happy, worried and confused and he was wonderful. The story itself was one that reminded me of the Ocean (11,12, 13) movies for all its ridiculous stunts, pranks, scams, and lies.
Though, through all the deception, the film never forgets what can happen to one person so tangled up in a web of lies that he can barely see straight. It had a very real ending, the story allowed the character to behave in a way that was natural, as opposed to the censored Hollywood trash there is so much of.
This review of The Hoax (2006) was written by Evan W on 09 Dec 2007.
The Hoax has generally received positive reviews.
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