Duplicity: 6/10

The reviews were lukewarm, but there was nothing else on. So we thought, why not? After all, it's from the same director as Michael Clayton, and that was brilliant: great story, great performances and thrilling.

Duplicity touches - lightly - similar issues to Michael Clayton, namely corporate skulduggery.

Alas, despite Julia Roberts and Clive Owen taking the lead, the dialogue between the two is wooden; the chemistry as false as their motives; and the film is way too long. The only saving grace (aside from a glimpse of Julia Roberts's boobs (or her double's) are the performances of Tom Wilkinson and Paul Giamatti. Which is why it's such a shame that we see so little of them in the film.

So by all means go and see this caper. It'll fill two hours of your day that otherwise might go to waste. Just don't expect Michael Clayton mark II.