The Good Liar 2019 by AverageMansReviews

The Good Liar 2019 by AverageMansReviews

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Warning/Background information: there is flashing effects/colourful effects/reference to Vladimir Putin in a moment of comedy which in these modern times anything to do with this individual isn't funny for obvious reasons, but now I have said that in this film's defence it was released in 2019/sexual assault/stabbing/cutting/shooting/running over/disfigurement/animal cruelty/torture/medical. Background information, because of the way this film has been designed I will only be giving the very minimum of information on these characters and performers

Catfishing for the elderly is what we have here: Estelle/Betty McLeish [Helen Mirren] as she has been on an Internet dating service and she arranges to meet up with a date by the name of Brian/Roy Courtnay [Ian McKellen,] but he looks and sounds like that there is something not quite right about him as her grandson Stephen [Russell Tovey] tries to tell her but she doesn't listen.

The pacing of this 109 minutes film incredibly slow

Action: for what action we have it is what it is, but once again in the defence of this film, it is not one of those films that has a lot of action to offer, it is more about research and pulling off a con and that is as much as I can tell you without giving too much away.

The character developments and the performances: they are good versions of what they are meant to be and likewise generally speaking for now as I will bring this up again in the ending paragraph the performances positives

This film receives: 5/10, this film is mixed; it is a solid little film, but as I have already referenced it is just really, really, really slow it is just as well that individually or as a lead partnership of Mirren and McKellen put in their usual high standard of performance and with the cast behind them all with good chemistry working off one another to get this film over the line. This film has some Nominees to his name; 5 Nominees that include AARP Movies for Grownups Awards 2020 Movies for Grownups Award Best Actress Helen Mirren and The Queerties 2020 Queerty Film Performance Ian McKellen.