Duplicity (DVD)

Claire Stenwick used to work for the CIA, and Ray Koval used to work for MI6. The pair had an affair many years ago, and now they're released from their respective agencies, they decide to do a job all of their own. Claire decides they should go to work for rival pharmaceutical companies and con them both to the tune of $40 million. Both bosses are desperate to get the new product from each other, so Claire and Ray twist things to get the product for themselves without anyone else knowing. But can they ever really trust each other, and will their competitive streaks be the making or breaking of them? This was a film I've been eager to see after all the adverts ...  Read the complete review

Simply put, Duplicity is slick and supposedly sexy spy espionage. ~~~DVD COVER~~~ The DVD cover is a montage of different film scenes, which is a style we see within the movie very often. This is quite an interesting cover in my opinion, although may be a bit too much. However, it is just about the right amount of malgamation and keeps you guessing as it does not give too much away. ~~~THOUGHTS ON PLOT~~~ The basis of the plot is that two "spies" who keep bumping into each other fall in love and devise a plan to trick millions out of two rival companies and run away together. This is done with lots of time jumping and location ...  Read the complete review

While working undercover in Dubai, MI6 agent Ray Koval (Clive Owen) meets up with CIA agent Claire Stenwick (Julia Roberts) and has a brief encounter. Unfortunately the result is they find that being in the same kind of business and neither of them is trustworthy - they're both so good at covering things up. Five years later they are working for rival companies and are both in the business of using their skills for corporate espionage. Howard Tully (Tom Wilkinson) and Richard Garsik (Paul Giamatti) the CEO's are both determined to get their hands on a valuable formula, the 'holy grail' of the cosmetic industry. For Ray and Claire, the sexual attraction is ...  Read the complete review

When Claire Stenwick (Julia Roberts) and Ray Koval's (Clive Owen) paths cross, they begin an intimate affair. Ex-CIA agent, Claire, comes up with a plan where the two of them can work together in making a huge $40 million. With Claire working for a corporate giant in New York who have recently announced a new product development, so valuable that it would cause their main competitor to sink, Ray (who used to work for MI6) takes up a job with the competitor. With one of them working on either side, and with the CEOs each desperately wanting the product, they come up with their own ingenious plan to get their hands on it first and, in doing so, make themselves a ...  Read the complete review

Tony Gilroy directs this crime and thriller movie DUPLICITY. Julia Roberts stars as Claire Stenwick and Clive Owen plays Ray Coval, two ex spies and former lovers. They now work for two seperate corporate giants as secret agents who are rivals with each other. When a new expensive product is announced Claire and Ray team up to try and get the $40 million reward away from a spy gang. On the way there relationship gets complicated and they come up against a variety of problems along the way. Will their bosses know though that thet are out to swindle them. The chemistry between Roberts and Owen is very good. There is obviously a bond between the two ...  Read the complete review