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.
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Jeffrey Hatcher, Nicholas Searle (novel)
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Nothing but excellence can be expected from GODS AND MONSTERS and THE FIFTH ESTATE director Bill Condon and British heavyweights Helen Mirren (Oscar winner for THE QUEEN) and Sir Ian McKellen(Two-time Oscar nominee), But what is lacking here is a somewhat lack of surprise.
Before venturing out for the film screening, I was hypothesizing the film’s plot. Con man McKellen entices Mirren for a date and aims at stealing all her money. McKellen falls for Mirren while she discovers the truth and ends up milking McKellen instead for all…
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