“The Good Liar” is ultimately a near-miss that offers up a few reasonable diversions along the way, the main one being the inspired pairing of the two leads. Their work here probably wouldn’t crack any lists of their Top 20 or so performances, but the sheer fun of watching them playing off of each other helps give their scenes a charge that they might have lacked in other hands.

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