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Deceived [VHS]

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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!

Goldie turns in a fantastic act! The story is believable! The acting, filming, music.... all equate to one hell of a thriller!
John Heard plays the psycho role very well! An original character here, not typical of other similar films.
The story starts slowly, but picks up speed nicely. Tension mounts and lies begin to be uncovered. The creepiest, skin-crawling scene I have ever seen, is when Goldie is sleeping and someone is trying to make love to her! When she wakes up, the look on her face is truly frightening!
Here is a story line like no other! Must see!

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?

This is definitely one of my wife and my favorite movies. I just wish we could go back again and watch its twisty, surprising plot for the first time. Who would have thought that the bubbly, giggly Goldie Hawn (Wildcats, Private Benjamin, among others) would excel in this serious leading role, assisted by an awesome John Heard as her husband with a dark, mysterious background. I don't want to give away too much of the story; suffice to say, this is a great suspenseful drama. It also has some neat eerie background music. I highly suggest buying this title on DVD and curling up in the dark. Enjoy that first screening!

One of Goldie's best. An eerie and suspenseful story that makes you wonder if you really know the person you're with. The movie keeps you on the edge of your seat the entire time trying to put the plot together. Goldie really proved herself as a a serious actress in this film. This movie shows that Goldie is not just a comedy star.

Wow. I never thought I'd see the day when a movie comes out in my time that is like an old Hitchcock-type movie. Wow. Just wow. I was kept in suspense the whole way through. Great. Just great, fun, classic suspense.

Does in get any better than Gold Hawn in a serious "who dunnit?" You find out what a good actress she is ... more range than she's been given credit for. "Deceived" is an excellent movie -- the kind you actually put on "pause" when you run to the kitchen for a snack instead of letting it just play on.

This movie will hold your interest from begining to end.Goldie Hawn and John Heard were great in their roles.The plot has unexpected twists and shocking surprizes.This is a favorite movie of mine.Anyone who likes a mystery should enjoy Deceived. Highly recommend.

Goldie Hawn shows a new and even better side of her acting skils in this suspence drama, and she doesn't even have to rely on her beautiful long legs to hold the audience's attention. This is an intense thriller with many turns of events which is highly recommended as good entertainment.

You know, I never really liked Goldie until I saw how great an actress she can be in this movie. Whoever the writer was for this movie did a great job on the story line and whoever selected Goldie for this role, had great judgement. She was fabulous! I would like to see her in more roles like this one.