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The Two Faces of January

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5.8/10 • 687

2014-05-161h 36m

Thriller

A mysterious encounter. A dangerous past. A deadly secret.

1962. A con artist, his wife, and a dangerous stranger are caught up in the murder of a private detective and are forced to try and escape Athens.

Directors
Hossein Amini
Editors
Jon Harris

Top Billed Cast

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  1. Viggo Mortensen

    Viggo Mortensen

    Chester MacFarland

  2. Kirsten Dunst

    Kirsten Dunst

    Colette MacFarland

  3. Oscar Isaac

    Oscar Isaac

    Rydal Keener

  4. Yiğit Özşener

    Yiğit Özşener

    Yahya

  5. Daisy Bevan

    Daisy Bevan

    Lauren

  6. David Warshofsky

    David Warshofsky

    Paul Vittorio

  7. Omiros Poulakis

    Omiros Poulakis

    Nikos

  8. Prometheus Aleifer

    Prometheus Aleifer

    Young Musician

  9. Nikos Mavrakis

    Nikos Mavrakis

    Greek Young Man On Boat

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CinemaSerf

May 21, 2023

6/10

"Chester" (Viggo Mortensen) and wife "Colette" (Kirsten Dunst) are holidaying in Athens when they encounter the charismatic guide "Rydal" (Oscar Isaac). After a pleasant evening together, the couple return to their hotel where he is accosted by a private detective who subsequently has an accident! "Rydal" makes a visit to their hotel and is soon embroiled in the disposal of the body and in a scheme that will get them fake passports and out of the country. Meantime, as is obvious from the start, the guide is completely smitten with "Colette" and as that relationship starts to smoulder, it causes the husband to get rattled and for both men to become increasingly wary of each other. It's quite well cast this, but somehow the thing never quite catches fire. It's rather wordy at times and the mysterious intrigues and the sexual chemistry elements are rather undercooked by Hossein Amini as the story starts to drift into the well trammelled lines of a mediocre romantic drama. Individually, there is charisma a-plenty on screen, but rarely at the same time from Dunst and Isaac which is a shame given the importance of their relationship to the plot. Filmed on location so the cinematography and the light are gorgeous, it's just a shame the story falls well short.

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
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Revenue
$4,507,463.00
Keywords
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