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Deception (TV Series)

Deception

2013

Liz Heldens (Creator), Peter Horton ...

Victor Garber, Meagan Good, Laz Alonso, Katherine LaNasa ...

4.6

51

TV Series. Thriller. Drama TV Series (2013). 11 Episodes. When wealthy socialite and notorious party girl Vivian Bowers is found dead of an overdose, no one is really surprised. The heiress to the Bowers pharmaceutical empire has been tabloid fodder for years: wild, pretty, privileged... and now dead at the age of 32. But for FBI agent Will Moreno (Laz Alonso, "Avatar"), things don't add up with this suspicious dynasty. Convinced the troubled girl's death was a ... [+]

	Media	Author	Review
		Brian Lowry Variety	"Viewed charitably, the series isn't bad as a sort-of 'Dallas' knockoff, though it's worth noting TNT's rebooted 'Dallas' covers similar territory in a more satisfying manner"
		Matt Zoller Seitz Vulture	"It lacks momentum and nerve, and it's sitting on a wellspring of meaning that it's too polite to tap"
		Robert Bianco USA Today	"While the show makes almost no sense, it is pretty to look at. And it does have a few good actors in its mix, even if they're not particularly well served by the scripts. Rating: ★★ (out of 4)"
		Robert Lloyd Los Angeles Times	"'Deception', in trying for something more 'real' and not quite getting there, feels fake. There is little chemistry between the people who are supposed to have it"
		Neil Genzlinger The New York Times	"If your taste runs to old formulas slickly employed, 'Deception' will hold your interest. If you prefer innovation, it probably won't"
		David Wiegand SFGATE	"The writing (...) is atrocious, the direction (...) slow and flabby, and the performances run the gamut from sad to just adequate, but even proven actors like Garber couldn't make us care about any of this"
		Tim Goodman The Hollywood Reporter	"'Deception' just seems sloppily constructed and poorly written, wasting some good actors (Victor Garber, Tate Donovan and Meagan Good) in the process and never giving you a reason to care"

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