The Alibi (2006)

Directors:

Matt Checkowski
Kurt Mattila

Writer (WGA):

Noah Hawley (written by)

Release Date:

12 January 2006 (South Korea)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

Tagline:

Planning a lunchtime rendezvous or an elicit affair and don't want anyone to find out? Do you need an alibi? Then Ray Elliot is here to help.

Plot:

A man (Coogan) who runs an alibi service for adulterous husbands gets into a jam with a new client. In trying to remedy the situation, he must rely on an alluring woman (Romijn-Stamos) who gets his heart racing.

Plot Keywords:

Mormon

Cast

Jerry O'Connell	...	Businessman
Jon Polito	...	Jimmy the Photographer
Deborah Kara Unger	...	Dorothy
Steve Coogan	...	Ray Elliot
Ken Kerman	...	Vic
Aimee Garcia	...	Operator #1
Yasmine Delawari	...	Operator #2
Mary Pat Gleason	...	Operator #3
Rebecca Romijn	...	Lola
Henry Rollins	...	Putty
Sergio Bruna	...	Waiter - Italian Restaurant
Selma Blair	...	Adelle
Jim Cody Williams	...	BoBo
Sam Elliott	...	The Mormon
James Brolin	...	Robert Hatch

Also Known As:

Lies & Alibis (USA)
Lies and Alibis (USA)

MPAA:

Rated R for language and sexual content.

Runtime:

90 min

Country:

Netherlands | USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Singapore:M18 | Singapore:NC-16 (edited version) | UK:15 | Germany:12 | Australia:M | Argentina:16 | South Korea:15 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Alibi

Movie Connections:

References Rambo III (1988)

Soundtrack:

You Were So Beautiful

Too fast

I watched it on recently arrived DVD last evening. Didn't see that it played in Hungarian movie theatres at all. And I think that it is perfectly clear why it not gone in theatres. Plot is pretty good, what is not often case in last 10-20 or more years. Realization: cast: Steve Coogan maybe can act well, but his look is simple not what will pull masses in theatres, to say it nice. James Brolin was never extra actor, and here is simple pathetic. Pace: it is very hard to follow what happening - they talk too fast, scenes are too short and much people is involved in all. It stays especially for last 20 minutes - the 'hotel jeopardy' . 10-15 minutes more could solve it. It had potential to bee real good comedy/thriller. I would give it 7 because of cute Rebecca Romijn, but hmmm. , why so little role for Deborah K. Unger? - 6/10 .