True Lies

Director: James Cameron
Star(s): Arnold Scwarzenegger, Tom Arnold, Bill Paxton, Tia Carrere and Jamie-Lee Curtis
Date: 1994
Themes: Deceit, family and government.

Review:

A spy (Arnold Shwarzenegger) has been lying to his wife (Jamie Lee Curtis) and daughter for years about what he does for a living. They believe he is a salesman workaholic and as he is never at home because of his missions his family life is falling apart. One day he discovers his wife talking to another man on the phone and believes they are having an affair. Using hi-tech equipment he follows them around and finds out that all his wife really wants is some adventure so he gives her a fake mission. She still doesn't know it is him who is telling her what to do but one day things go wrong and they are both kidnapped. He is forced to confess the truth to her and together they stop the bombers.

We have had our fair share of comedy/action films what with Lethal Weapon and Beverly Hills Cop but the quality of the film allows us to have just one more. Even though Jamie Lee Curtis is the main comic feature of the film you still can feel very sorry for her especially when she is being interrogated about whether she loves her husband. My favourite part of the movie is Harry's two tango dances where both times he forgets the mission and gets carried away.