Deceived | | Cast : | Goldie Hawn, John Heard | | Director : | Damian Harris | | Studio : | Buena Vista Home Vid | | Format : | Color, Closed-captioned | | Released Date : | September 27, 1991 | | DVD Released Date : | September 30, 2003 | | Language : | English (Dubbed) | | Audience Rating : | PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested) | | | BUY THIS DVD FROM AMAZON |
Customer Reviews
| Rating |  | | Date | May 09, 2005 | | Summary | Weren't We All Decieved Once In Our Lives? | Content
 | When i first was getting ready to see this, I really wasn't expecting to see anything good. The rare thrillers I do watch are usaully duds. I should've known though with Goldie Hawn, this movie would've thrived in someway.
The only other movies I know that were suspenseful by Goldie Hawn were Foul Play(Chevy Chase), and Death Becomes Her(Bruce Willis. Obviously, those had more comedy than action. Decieved is definitely Goldie Hawn's murder mystery film, her only one. John Heard best known for his caring and jealous roles in the movies Home Alone and Big. As Hawn's gentleman-like husband, Heard definitely takes you on a mystery that teaches you to be a little more careful of who you're with.
Personally I think this movie is comparable to other movies, like Sleeping With The Enemy(Julia Roberts), or a rare excellent flick such as A Kiss Before Dying(Matt Dillon). It teaches you a thing about trust and love in a relationship. The action is mild and the drama does get a little draggy at times. None the less this is a great suspenseful mystery through and through.
I'd definitely watch this if you hadn't already. If you like the actors and thriller genre, it's worth buying also. The DVD as for special features is at a low, but nearly half of the DVDs made usaully include nothing. All in all, Decieved is worth the pennies you'll spend when buying this. |
| Rating | | | Date | March 06, 2004 | | Summary | Hoping for a Widescreen DVD! | Content
| Deceived is one of my favorite Goldie Hawn movies. Most of Goldie's movies have been comedies but this is a dramatic mystery and suspense movie and Goldie is terrific as a wife who's husband is not who he appears to be and when he apparently dies in a car accident she begins to discover some facts about him that are really shocking. John Heard plays the husband and he is very good and so is adorable Ashley Peldon as their daughter Mary. I'm happy that this movie is coming out on DVD in April, I have been waiting a long time for this movie to finally be released on DVD but in their details about this DVD Amazon doesn't say if the movie is shown in widescreen or fullscreen and I'm hoping the DVD will include a widescreen version and not just pan and scan fake fullscreen. I thought about preodering the DVD but I don't want to buy it without knowing any details about the DVD and I would hate to preorder it and get stuck with a fullscreen only DVD! |
| Rating | | | Date | December 18, 2003 | | Summary | This DVD has not been released yet | Content
| Despite what it says on hmv.ca - the title Deceived has not been received. I ordered it two months ago and was just informed that I wouldnt get it until late January - little do they know that hmv.com says the release is Feb 14/04. Why dont they figure it out and change the availability - it will not ship in 2-6 weeks cause it doesnt exist! yet. |
| Rating | | | Date | December 07, 2003 | | Summary | Good & creepy | Content
| This is of the creepy genre variety, with lots of tension. One of the things I liked about it is that Adrienne is NOT weak or bubble-headed; that she begins to doubt when she should; that she is angry when she should be angry. She does her detective work; she fights for herself at the end and saves herself at the end (although I don't see how she could have, in her position, shut the elevator cage behind her). And the film really does make you wonder: how many around us are leading double lives? Is the person next to you honest or not? |
| Rating | | | Date | September 02, 2003 | | Summary | Nail Biter | Content
| While some might call the plot twists of this 1991 thriller improbable, for me the tension and build to the film created a momentum that carried us to the incredibly scary climax. Doing less than 30 million in box office, this was not a big hit; but it is a film that holds up remarkably well 12 years after release. Goldie Hawn does an excellent job as Adrienne Saunders, a woman who seems to have it all with a beautiful child and happy marriage. Her husband Jack seems like the All-American father. Then when a colleague of her husband's gets murdered, clue upon clue seems to fly up in her face until Adrienne has to confront her husband. Then he mysteriously dies in a car accident. Director Damian Harris who seems to thrive on thrillers such as last year's "Mercy," does an amazing job of having event build upon event. The supporting cast of characters do a great job from Jack Saunders' sister to Paul Sullivan's mother. While this may not be a perfect film, it is a thriller that packs a wallop. Goldie Hawn delivers an understated and believable performance as the terrorized and deceived wife. This is a film worth discovering or revisiting a little over a decade after its release. Enjoy! |
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