Fresh
... charmingly quaint ...
Robert Koehler, L.A. Weekly
The Alibi
We keep your private life private.
2006 · 1h 30m · R
Comedy, Drama, Romance
Directed by
Matt Checkowski
,
Kurt Mattila
Overview
Con man Ray Elliot decides to leave crime behind to start a company that sells fake alibis to clients who have been unfaithful to their significant others. It seems that the streetwise Ray has found his calling, until he unexpectedly becomes a murder suspect in a case involving one of his most influential customers. Now, as the police and an assassin called "The Mormon" track Ray, he and his attractive assistant, Lola, must clear their own names.
Director and cast
- Matt Checkowski Director
- Kurt Mattila Director
- Rebecca Romijn as Lola Davis
- Steve Coogan as Ray Elliot
- Jerry O'Connell as Businessman
- Jon Polito as Jimmy the Photographer
- Deborah Kara Unger as Dorothy
- James Marsden as Wendell Hatch
- Selma Blair as Adelle
- James Brolin as Bob Hatch
- Sam Elliott as The Mormon
- John Leguizamo as Hannibal
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
57%
Tomatometer
Rotten
Lies & Alibis isn't as jaunty as its title and dilutes a serviceable premise for a mild diversion that just lapses into confusion.
Kevin Thomas, Los Angeles Times
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