LIES & ALIBIS (DVD Review) - 18/3/07

Known as "Lie & Alibis" in the US (The Region 1 DVD USA cover is pictured above) but elsewhere as "The Alibi" this has a huge well-known cast but little is known about the film and advertising for it has been non-existent. I only found out about it myself when I saw a trailer for it on another DVD I had purchased and really liked the look of it. Somewhere between a dry comedy drama with violence attached - This got an R rating in the US and one can presume that was for the strong language involved. The disc is total vanilla both on Region 1 & 2 so again presumably shoved out for a quick buck and then to be forgotten about.

With a cast led by Steve Coogan (As a supposed retired conman) and Rebecca Romijn (As his new firms recruit) we get the likes of Debi Mazar, Deborah Kara Unger, Henry Rollins (Yes - that Henry Rollins!) with Selma Blair ("Hellboy") and ace character roles from Sam Elliot and James Brolin amongst John Leguizamo & James Marsden pulling together a character driven plot. Running his firm Ray Elliot (Coogan) supplies cheating husbands & wives alibis to keep everyone's lives running smoothly - Unfortunately a series of events falls into place that needs to be sorted out with unforeseen results for all parties concerned.