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The Hoax
Matt's Review below
You canít write a script as intriguing as real life;
especially when that real life was made up to begin
with. The Hoax is based on or inspired by, at times it
is hard to tell, two novels, one that was false and one
that could be true. Confused? Luckily the movie is
more straightforward than the actual description.
Throughout history people have worked harder at
doing wrong than they ever would have had they
chose the path of truth. Lies breed lies. There is no
doubt about that. And those lies can consume to the
point that reality becomes oddly skewed. The Hoax
depicts that fact while entertaining the audience with
spot on performances. If you are looking for a well
acted, fun ride of lies and manipulation this is your
film.
Itís the 1970ís and Clifford Irving (Richard Gere) is a
writer who just canít seem to catch a break. He gets
right to the edge of a breakthrough only to have it fall
flat every time. When he decides to wow his publisher
with the story of a lifetime, he ends up way in over his
head and destroys the lives of those around him. With
the help of his wife (Marcia Gay Harden) and another
fellow writer (Alfred Molina), Irving concocts a hoax to
convince the higher ups that he has secured an
exclusive deal with the reclusive billionaire Howard
Hughes to write his autobiography.
The film is written by the real life Irving and details the
lengths he went though in order to gather information
about Hughes while at the same time keeping
Howardís people off his back and his publishers from
finding out the truth. Though it is based on these true
events the feel of this movie is totally fiction. It is
enjoyable, oft times hilarious and manages to keep
you on your toes until the end. Just as you anticipate
this wall of lies to crash all around him a small part of
you is convinced he might just pull this off.
The Hoax is rated R for language and falls in just
under 2 hours. You might feel it drag a little towards
the end but nothing that is hard to get through. As for
the language, I am surprised the studio didnít tone it
down to a PG-13. The language is not overly offensive
and would not be missed had it been removed. They
may find that a smaller audience sees this due to
many avoiding R rated films all together. That would
be a shame because I think it is one of the better
made movies to come out this year and shows an
event in the 70ís, Hughes era that is lesser known but
highly interesting. I give it 3.5 out of 5. Believe me?
With a look at The Hoax, Iím Matt Mungle
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Matt and Cindy are members of the North Texas
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