Plot In A Paragraph: Adrienne (Goldie Hawn) and Jack Saunders (John Heard) have a perfect marriage, but Adrienne begins to suspect Jack of an affair when he is spotted in New York when he is supposed to be out if town. All of that is forgotten when her world comes crashing down after the death of Jack in a car accident.
Deceived starts off very good and gets even better before it sadly becomes ludicrous, predictably ludicrous in fact. I've always had a soft spot got Hawn, as I used I have a crush on her as a kid things like "Private Benjamin", "Wild Cats", "Best Friends" and "Overboard" had me smitten and when I saw her again on "Bird On A Wire" the year before this, I knew I still had a thing for her, despite her advancing years. Anyway here she is excellent in a different type of role. She pretty much carries the movie on her own. Sadly the same can't be said for Heard. He ridiculously over acts. Ashley Peldon (The young Pheobe Cates from "Drop Dead Fred") is good as their daughter. In fact she puts in a better performance than Heard.
It's a shame it ended so poorly as it started so well.
Deceived starts off very good and gets even better before it sadly becomes ludicrous, predictably ludicrous in fact. I've always had a soft spot got Hawn, as I used I have a crush on her as a kid things like "Private Benjamin", "Wild Cats", "Best Friends" and "Overboard" had me smitten and when I saw her again on "Bird On A Wire" the year before this, I knew I still had a thing for her, despite her advancing years. Anyway here she is excellent in a different type of role. She pretty much carries the movie on her own. Sadly the same can't be said for Heard. He ridiculously over acts. Ashley Peldon (The young Pheobe Cates from "Drop Dead Fred") is good as their daughter. In fact she puts in a better performance than Heard.
It's a shame it ended so poorly as it started so well.