5. Deception Jonathan McQuarry
Released in 2008, Deception stars Ewan McGregor as the nervous and timid Jonathan McQuarry who befriends Hugh Jackman's incredibly charismatic and arrogant lawyer named Wyatt Bose, and starts to gain some of the self-confidence that Bose possesses. The plot focuses on both being part of an exclusive sex club while both falling in love with the woman simply known as S, played by Michelle Williams. The problem with the film is that its just far too predictable and could easily have been a straight to DVD release had it not had an A-list cast. McGregor in particular just doesnt seem to be interested in finding the intricacies of the character and when the shift in tone changes within the film the contrast in personality on McQuarry is far too obvious and two dimensional. The performance needed a more gradual shift in personality but instead it all happens very suddenly as his love S is placed in danger. Admittedly Jackman as the pretentious Bose does provide some enjoyment as a very serious threat to McGregors McQuarry, but in the end the film is merely a standard thriller that was critically and commercially unsuccessful.