Review of Where the Truth Lies (1999) by Shaun B — 08 Feb 2009

In my mind one of Egoyen's best. Bacon & Firth are great in the lead roles.

This review of Where the Truth Lies (1999) was written by Shaun B on 08 Feb 2009.

Where the Truth Lies has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Rita P (14) on 11 Jun 2012

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By Amanda H (1,679) on 08 Mar 2012

This movie drags and is full of pointless nudity that doesn't add to the plot at all, but somehow it's still pretty interesting…

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By Mike T (1,122) on 22 Jan 2011

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By Clay B (519) on 28 Aug 2011

I'm not normally an Egoyan fan (not my taste) but I quite enjoyed this one....sort of a David Lynch type mystery or if you took all the sex…

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By Ike O (46) on 16 Sep 2011

I've never been a fan of Atom Egoyan. He's a bit too cerebral and spends too much time on things that just aren't that interesting…

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By Mikhail B (183) on 01 Jul 2013

A rather intricate detective story about a girl reporter who tries to discover the truth about the lives and friendships between two show people…

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By Ondrei B (10) on 11 Dec 2010

Pos'empece a ver la peli' sin tener otra mejor opcion y muy exceptico por tener a Kevin Bacon de protagonico…

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By Bill R (1,043) on 06 Jan 2012

A nice little mystery, with a against type cast Colin Firth as a pill popping bastard of a man. Although I felt Alison Lohman let things down a bit…

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