Julia Roberts and Clive Owen reunite for Tony Gilroys Duplicity.
But is this a romantic caper that sparks?
And hes on far surer ground with the former.
This finds two competing company head honchos, played by Tom Wilkinson andthePaul Giamatti.
The latter employs underhanded tactics to try and uncover the big new secret product of the former.
Thats where the ex-CIA and ex-MI6 pairing of Julia Roberts and Clive Owen come in.
Its also the kind that Julia Roberts can do in her sleep.
Clive Owen cant, though.
Theres just not enough chemistry between the two to make the sparks fly, andDuplicitycould have really used it.
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The romance holds things back further, too.
For its this side of the film that works really, really well.
But he still, to his credit, comes through with a solid night out at the movies.
Rating:
3 out of 5
