The cover of this movie has a quote from some critic who says "If you like Hitchcock, you'll love "Deceived"". I say "if you like thrillers where you can tell who the bad guy is just by looking at the title and the cast, you'll love "Deceived"". John Heard gives a solid and creepy performance as the duplicitous husband, but there is no transformation - he's creepy right from the start. His "resurrection" after his supposed death must be one of the most unshocking "shocks" in thriller history. Goldie Hawn looks good (it's amazing that she was in her mid-40s when she made this!) but her performance lacks the Goldie Hawn spark; I understand that she chose this role to "play it straight", but she may have played it TOO straight. The movie is tiresome and predictable, but the New York location shooting and Thomas Newman's score help it a little. ** out of 4.

I will say this, Goldie Hawn and John Heard did offer up good performances as the leads. The plot was OK, and the dialogue was pretty good, not anything great, just pretty good. The last about 25-30 minutes was very entertaining and fun, the best part of the whole movie. The middle of the movie did kinda drag on a little, that's why it's not getting a higher review. I do suggest the film as a basic thriller, if you're in need of one at some point, although I do think you could find a better one than this. 6/10 for deceived (1991). Not one of Goldie's best, but definitely not terrible. Oh and one more thing, I did enjoy the actress that played Goldie and John's daughter Mary in the film, I thought she did a great job playing her role.

Good performances by Goldie Hawn (In a rare non-comic role) and John Heard. The movie is quite well directed and moves along nicely. The final showdown in the movie has a quite memorable and surprising scene. I didn't notice plot holes or mistakes.It doesn't change the fact that this is too simplistic and too predictable thriller. I was able to figure out the "twists" , so no surprises here (with an exception of one scene). The scary scenes are also very cliché. What is the point of watching a thriller when you know what is going on and what is going to happen ? I wasn't bored however and at least my intelligence was respected. Almost a decent time killer. I give it 3/10.

John Heard is the supposedly deceased husband of Goldie Hawn. Of course things are not as they seem, and the confusing plot is riddled with loopholes and a profound lack of logic. There are way too many coincidences that appear out of nowhere. With all the effort Hawn puts into learning Heard's true identity, you would think she would wise up and run to the police. Even as bodies pile up, the detective work is inexplicably left up to Goldie. "Deceived" is not a bad movie, but it really isn't something I would recommend, unless you are a big fan of either John Heard or Goldie Hawn. They both do their best with a script that stretches believability beyond reason. - MERK