The Good Liar – Das alte Böse (2019)

The Good Liar – Das alte Böse: Directed by Bill Condon. With Helen Mirren, Ian McKellen, Russell Tovey, Jim Carter. Consummate con man Roy Courtnay has set his sights on his latest mark: the recently widowed Betty McLeish, worth millions. But this time, what should have been a simple swindle escalates into a cat-and-mouse game with the ultimate stakes.

“My Review : The Good Liar my rating 8.5u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eNo Spoilers as usual from me except to say the trailers of The Good Liar give us only an inkling into the complex maze the plot reveals and that itu0026#39;s a master class in great acting from Sir Ian McKellen and Dame Helen Mirren.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eI think itu0026#39;s the finest performance from Ian McKellen since his Oscar nominated role in Gods and Monsters in 1999 and Iu0026#39;m not surprised that Bill Condon the director of this film also directed Ian McKellen in Gods and Monsters.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eIn The Good Liar Ian McKellen is cast as Roy Courtnay who meets Helen Mirren cast as Betty McLeish on a mature age dating site it soon becomes apparently clear that Royu0026#39;s motives are not honourable in any way shape or form it takes us a lot longer to reveal Bettyu0026#39;s true motive. In the meantime we meet Bettyu0026#39;s hunky handsome protective Grandson Stephen perfectly played by Russell Tovey who seeks out to find out all he can about his Grandmotheru0026#39;s new border and boyfriend.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eJim Carter who plays Mr Carson in Downton Abbey is very impressive in the very different role of Vincent the best friend of Roy Courtney and u0026quot;business associate u0026quot; itu0026#39;s a great ensemble cast and this film has some great plot twisters and surprises that at times may seem a little improbable but that didnu0026#39;t bother me a bit.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eItu0026#39;s the performances of McKellen and Mirren that are sublime, subtle and mesmerising the range of these two actors is astonishing when you think back to characters like Helen Mirren in The Queen or Catherine the Great and Maria Altman in Woman in Gold then Ian McKellen as Gandalf or James Whale in Gods and Monsters and King Lear to see them together in a film for the first time ,they have appeared on stage together in 2001 in Dance of Death on Broadway.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eI must mention the great score by Carter Burwell itu0026#39;s perfect and gives great atmosphere to the emotional and suspenseful plot I really like his scores and this is up with his previous film scores for Carol, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing ,Missouri and In Bruges.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eI really enjoyed The Good Liar go see it and donu0026#39;t let anyone tell you the outcome of this complex story.”