WillSushyMedia This movie was so-so. It had it's moments, but wasn't the greatest.

Livestonth I am only giving this movie a 1 for the great cast, though I can't imagine what any of them were thinking. This movie was horrible

Tayloriona Although I seem to have had higher expectations than I thought, the movie is super entertaining.

Erica Derrick By the time the dramatic fireworks start popping off, each one feels earned.

Frederick Warwick Deftly satirical, Byzantine in plot and wonderfully acted, this film won't be for everyone. Many more twists and characters than Get Shorty, this one actually tries and succeeds in social satire. Themes? Conman trying to go straight is pursued by more temptations and murder threats than Jim Morrison. Threats to Coogan's character, Ray, are shrewdly and humorously evaded. He's assisted, somehow, by a string of mistaken identities, that left me at times amused and perplexed. But then again, I stumbled onto L&A on Indieplex and haven't seen its first third yet. And beginnings are a must. Looking forward to seeing entirety tonight on above channel!

gradyharp So states the risk management owner of a service that creates 'cover lies' for adulterous affairs. And up to a point that statement makes Ray Elliott (Steve Coogan) seem like an honest if distorted service provider, covering the tracks with high technology so that cheating husbands can have affairs without the danger of their wives' discovery.Smartly written by Noah Hawley and directed with style by Matt Checkowski and Kurt Mattila, LIES & ALIBIS delivers a new twist to suspense films laced with comedy yet filled with tension, murder, and all manner of underground derring-do. Ray Elliott is a smooth talker who manages to discreetly provide protection for business men who cheat on their wives using photographers to set up situations, falsifying credit cards and names and hotel room reservations, staging gifts for suspicious wives to stave off their concerns, etc. All proceeds well until Ray's primary client Robert Hatch (James Brolin) hires Ray to cover his son Wendell's (James Marsden) Santa Barbara bed and breakfast, pre-wedding escapade with a S&M girlfriend of one Hannibal (John Leguizamo) - a spree that carries out a bit too far in that the girl is dead by Wendell's inadvertent orders during the 'game'. Sam takes on the voluptuous Lola (Rebecca Romijn) as his new assistant and discovers she is as brainy as she is beautiful. He employs her to help his cover of the murder (Ray had switched IDs with Wendell in a planned alibi cover for the fling), breaking his own rules, and Lola ends up saving the day through a manner of crosses and double crosses that fling off the screen so fast that it takes powerful concentration to keep the story progress straight - just the way coordinated crime behaves! The manner in which this spree takes place involves a large cast including Jon Polito, Deborah Kara Unger, Selma Blair, Sam Elliott and a fine crew of bit players. Steve Coogan and Rebecca Romijn make the whole caper tick like a time bomb, giving the film elegance and just the right balance of noir and romance. The rapid-fire cinematography is by Enrique Chediak and the always dependable Alexandre Desplat provides the musical score (with a heavy nod to Offenbach's Barcarolle from 'Tales of Hoffman'). For an evening of fast-paced intrigue, romance, tension, and creative writing and acting, LIES & ALIBIS is a sure bet. Grady Harp

wrlang Lies and Alibis is about a guy who runs a risk management company that specializes in giving cheating spouses alibis. He hires a new girl to help out and they fall for each other. Some well known actors help keep the comedic situations funny. Turns out many people are looking for this guy and he has done a good job of hiding in plain sight until now. He must scramble to give himself his own alibi while taking care of the people who exposed him to his hunters. I didn't expect much from the cover or the cast, but this was actually quite a funny movie with lots of twists at the end. It's also done in relatively good taste which means its good for everyone over 13.

CineCritic2517 hail to Coogan, I loved him as Alan (ahaaa!) Partridge and I loved him again in The Alibi. All the more reason that I am regretful to say that the movie as a whole was not a winner.I believe what ultimately went wrong in this movie is that it never tried to hide its low pretentiousness. Due to this, it relied on absurdism and parody too much which to me became a bit tedious and even confusing at times.Rounding up all the neat clichés from the typical con-movie, The Aliby nevertheless succeeds in making it the parody it wants to be. However, it is never hilarious and demands lots of the viewers good spirits to keep it interesting. Furthermore, to add to the classic complicated scheme, the movie, though deliberate, stretches the plot beyond the limits of comprehension which again was just not funny enough to pull it off.If Coogan had not been in it, I don't think i would have finished it.6/10