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For maybe too long, Joseph Markham (Richard Ryan) has worked on a top
secret CIA project to not notice it's a deadly virus, its cure, and a
mind-controling micro chip that comes with the cure. Now that he has found
out, he also has to realize, it might be too late, as Roland Smith (Leon
van Waas), deputy head of the CIA's science department, wants him and his
wife Valentina (Jackie Nova) dead. Joseph learns just in time to make a
getaway, but he comes to late to save Valentina as well - but she's not
killed yet, Slater (Zac Titus), CIA strongman, is to torture her husband's
whereabouts out of her. But she's a tough cookie, and she tries time and
again to fight Slater or escape, even though she's all tied up. And even
though he pulls several of her teeth, she remains mum. Likesiwe, Joseph is
quite successful in evading or even eliminating his pursuers, much more
successful than his scientist status in the CIA would suggest. And while
deputy Smith puts out a smear campaign against Markham, Markham plans to
raid CIA headquarters to free his wife and get even with Smith. But as
good a fighter as Markham might be, he stills fights an uphill battle and
is grossly outnumbered ...
So ok, Art of Deception's basic plot seems at time a bit
far-fetched, plus not all the action is terribly believable, but neither
really matters, as Art of Deception leaves one hardly enough time
to properly think things through, it's a very well-paced piece of action
cinema with many a well-staged setpiece. But that's not to say it's just a
dumb action flick, as far-fetched plot details and fights that sometimes
defy a few laws of nature are things that this movie shares with many
other genre entries, and as a whole, Art of Deception's premise is
very relatable, and the characters' motivations seem believable, while the
characters themselves are interesting enough to care. Basically, this
one's a fun ride!
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