The Two Faces of January

Watch: The Two Faces of January

PG-13

8/8/20141h 36m

Theatrical Release (US)

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

Overview:

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.

Director:

Hossein Amini

Status:

Released

Language:

English

Buget:

$0.00

Revenue:

$4,507,463.00

Key words:

hotel
sailboat
based on novel or book
american
couple
private detective

Cast

Viggo Mortensen

~ as ~

Chester MacFarland

Kirsten Dunst

~ as ~

Colette MacFarland

Oscar Isaac

~ as ~

Rydal Keener

Yiğit Özşener

~ as ~

Yahya

Daisy Bevan

~ as ~

Lauren

David Warshofsky

~ as ~

Paul Vittorio

Omiros Poulakis

~ as ~

Nikos

Prometheus Aleifer

~ as ~

Young Musician

Nikos Mavrakis

~ as ~

Greek Young Man On Boat

James Sobol Kelly

~ as ~

FBI Agent

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Reviews (1)

CinemaSerf
Written 2 year(s) ago
6
"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.